J. Felfe
Followers’ personality and the perception of transformational leadership: Further evidence for the similarity hypothesis
Felfe, J.; Schyns, B.
Abstract
Managers and supervisors are thought to affect their followers' attitudes and behaviour. Within leadership research, behaviour of leaders and managers is usually considered as the independent variable whilst followers' reactions are considered the dependent variable. In this study, we reverse this order and investigate the degree to which the evaluation of leadership is a result of followers' perceptions and attributions. In order to corroborate and extend previous experimental research, a field study was conducted to analyse the influence of followers' personality and perceived leader personality on followers' perception of leadership within an organizational setting. The results provide further evidence that followers' personality influences the perception of transformational leadership and commitment to the supervisor. Moreover, the perception of leaders' personality was related to the perception of leadership and commitment to the supervisor. The finding that the perception of supervisors' personality mediates both the relationship between followers' personality and the perception of leadership and commitment provides support for the similarity hypothesis. Results are discussed in the light of feedback and leader development.
Citation
Felfe, J., & Schyns, B. (2010). Followers’ personality and the perception of transformational leadership: Further evidence for the similarity hypothesis. British Journal of Management, 21(2), 393-410. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8551.2009.00649.x
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Publication Date | Jun 1, 2010 |
Deposit Date | Nov 23, 2010 |
Publicly Available Date | Jan 7, 2011 |
Journal | British Journal of Management |
Print ISSN | 1045-3172 |
Electronic ISSN | 1467-8551 |
Publisher | Wiley |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 21 |
Issue | 2 |
Pages | 393-410 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8551.2009.00649.x |
Public URL | https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1514893 |
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