The Psychology of Leadership

August 31, 2009 by Eric Shaver · Leave a Comment
Filed under: leadership, research 

Over the last couple weeks, I’ve been reviewing the current literature on leadership.  While the focus has been on literature from the psychology domain, I’ve also incorporated literature from the business domain.  Some of the more interesting and informative articles include:

  • Avolio, B.J., Walumbwa, F.O., & Weber, T.J. (2009).  Leadership: Current theories, research, and future directions.  Annual Review of Psychology, 60, 421-449.
  • Boyatzis, R.E. (2008).  Leadership development from a complexity perspective.  Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research, 60, 298-313.
  • Carson, J.B., Tesluk, P.E., & Marrone, J.A. (2007).  Shared leadership in teams: An investigation of antecedent conditions and performance.  Academy of Management Journal, 50, 1217-1234.
  • Cascio, W.F., & Shurygailo, S. (2003).  E-leadership and virtual teams.  Organizational Dynamics, 31, 362-376.
  • Crossan, M., Vera, D., & Nanjad, L. (2008).  Transcendent leadership: Strategic leadership in dynamic environments.  The Leadership Quarterly, 19, 569-581.
  • Gelfand, M.J., Erez, M., & Aycan, Z. (2007).  Cross-cultural organizational behavior.  Annual Review of Psychology, 58, 479-514.
  • Howell, J.M., & Shamir, B. (2005).  The role of followers in the charismatic leadership process: Relationships and their consequences.  Academy of Management Review, 30, 96-112.
  • Ilies, R., Nahrgang, J.D., Morgeson, F.P. (2007).  Leader-member exchange and citizenship behaviors: A meta-analysis.  Journal of Applied Psychology, 92, 269-277.
  • Mumford, M.D., Friedrich, T.L., Caughron, J.J., & Byrne, C.L. (2007).  Leader cognition in real-world settings: How do leaders think about crises? The Leadership Quarterly, 18, 515-543.
  • Uhl-Bien, M., Marion, R., & McKelvey, B. (2007).  Complexity leadership theory: Shifting leadership from the industrial age to the knowledge area.  The Leadership Quarterly, 18, 298-318.

It should be noted that the following psychology journals had special issues devoted to leadership:

  • American Psychologist, “Special Issue: Leadership,” Volume 62, Issue 1, 2007.
  • Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research, “Special Issue: Emerging Issues in Leadership Development Consultation,” Volume 60, Issue 4, 2008.

For those interested in leadership, I’d suggest starting with these articles to provide a good foundational understanding of the state of the art on the topic.

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