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Do people’s world views matter? The why and how (2015)
Journal Article
Chen, S., Lam, B., Wu, W., Ng, J., Buchtel, E., Guan, Y., & Deng, H. (2016). Do people’s world views matter? The why and how. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 110(5), 743-765. https://doi.org/10.1037/pspp0000061

Over the past decades, personality and social psychologists have extensively investigated the role of self-views in individual functioning. Research on world views, however, has been less well studied due to overly specific conceptualizations, and li... Read More about Do people’s world views matter? The why and how.

Perceived organizational career management and career adaptability as predictors of success and turnover intention among Chinese employees. (2015)
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Guan, Y., Zhou, W., Ye, L., Jiang, P., & Zhou, Y. (2015). Perceived organizational career management and career adaptability as predictors of success and turnover intention among Chinese employees. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 88, 230-237. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2015.04.002

Based on the theories of career construction and of social exchange, the current research examined the joint and interactive effects of perceived organizational career management and career adaptability on indicators of career success (i.e., salary a... Read More about Perceived organizational career management and career adaptability as predictors of success and turnover intention among Chinese employees..

Career adaptability and perceived overqualification: Testing a dual-path model among Chinese human resource management professionals. (2015)
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Yang, W., Guan, Y., She, Z., Lai, X., & Lockwood, A. (2015). Career adaptability and perceived overqualification: Testing a dual-path model among Chinese human resource management professionals. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 90, 154-162. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2015.08.007

Based on career construction theory, the current research examined the relationship between career adaptability and perceived overqualification among a sample of Chinese human resource management professionals (N = 220). The results of a survey study... Read More about Career adaptability and perceived overqualification: Testing a dual-path model among Chinese human resource management professionals..

New job market entrants’ future work self, career adaptability and job search outcomes: Examining mediating and moderating models. (2014)
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Guan, Y., Guo, Y., Bond, M., Cai, Z., Zhou, X., Xu, J., …Ye, L. (2014). New job market entrants’ future work self, career adaptability and job search outcomes: Examining mediating and moderating models. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 85(1), 136-145. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2014.05.003

Based on career construction theory and the model of proactive motivation, the current research examined the mediating and moderating models for the relations among future work self, career adaptability, job search self-efficacy and employment status... Read More about New job market entrants’ future work self, career adaptability and job search outcomes: Examining mediating and moderating models..

Social-Cognitive, Relational, and Identity-Based Approaches to Leadership (2016)
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Lord, R., Gatti, P., & Chui, S. (2016). Social-Cognitive, Relational, and Identity-Based Approaches to Leadership. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 136, 119-134. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.obhdp.2016.03.001

We review the leadership literature published in this journal during the 50 years since its inception. Our focus is on three major contributions to leadership theory – social-cognitive, leader–member exchange, and social identity theories – as well a... Read More about Social-Cognitive, Relational, and Identity-Based Approaches to Leadership.

"Dark Personality in the Workplace: Introduction to the Special Issue" (2014)
Journal Article
Schyns, B. (2015). "Dark Personality in the Workplace: Introduction to the Special Issue". Applied Psychology, 64(1), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1111/apps.12041

This introduction to the Special Issue on Dark Personality in the Workplace outlines the nature of dark personality and why it is relevant in the workplace. In addition, it reviews the articles of the special issue in terms of both their findings and... Read More about "Dark Personality in the Workplace: Introduction to the Special Issue".

What have we learned that is critical in understanding leadership perceptions and leader performance relations? (2014)
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Lord, R., & Dinh, J. (2014). What have we learned that is critical in understanding leadership perceptions and leader performance relations?. Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Perspectives on Science and Practice, 7(2), 158-177. https://doi.org/10.1111/iops.12127

In this article, we provide a brief review of the current and past research on leadership perceptions and performance. We then describe four principles that have emerged from many decades of research, which can provide new directions for future leade... Read More about What have we learned that is critical in understanding leadership perceptions and leader performance relations?.

Leadership theory and research in the new millennium: Current theoretical trends and changing perspectives (2013)
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Dinh, J., Lord, R., Garnder, W., Meuser, J., Liden, R., & Hu, J. (2014). Leadership theory and research in the new millennium: Current theoretical trends and changing perspectives. The Leadership Quarterly, 25(1), 36-62. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.leaqua.2013.11.005

Scholarly research on the topic of leadership has witnessed a dramatic increase over the last decade, resulting in the development of diverse leadership theories. To take stock of established and developing theories since the beginning of the new mil... Read More about Leadership theory and research in the new millennium: Current theoretical trends and changing perspectives.

A quantum approach to time and organizational change (2014)
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Lord, R., Dinh, J., & Hoffman, E. (2015). A quantum approach to time and organizational change. Academy of Management Review, 40(2), 263-290. https://doi.org/10.5465/amr.2013.0273

Prevailing perspectives on time and change are often grounded in underlying assumptions regarding the forward-movement of time and the relative stability of attributes. In combination, these assumptions foster theories of organizational evolution as... Read More about A quantum approach to time and organizational change.

Reconsidering the Accuracy of Follower Leadership Ratings (2014)
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Keller Hansbrough, T., Lord, R., & Schyns, B. (2015). Reconsidering the Accuracy of Follower Leadership Ratings. The Leadership Quarterly, 26(2), 220-237. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.leaqua.2014.11.006

Accurate behavioral measurement is essential to developing a science of leadership, yet accurate measurement has remained elusive. The use of follower reports of leader behavior creates challenges given that a large body of basic and applied research... Read More about Reconsidering the Accuracy of Follower Leadership Ratings.

Romance of leadership and motivation to lead. (2014)
Journal Article
Felfe, J., & Schyns, B. (2014). Romance of leadership and motivation to lead. Journal of Managerial Psychology, 29(7), 850-865. https://doi.org/10.1108/jmp-03-2012-0076

Purpose – There is a growing interest in understanding the motivational processes explaining the emergence of leadership. The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between Romance of Leadership (RoL), that is the over-attribution of re... Read More about Romance of leadership and motivation to lead..

The impact of university students’ commitment on in- and extra-role performance (2014)
Journal Article
Felfe, J., Schyns, B., & Tymon, A. (2014). The impact of university students’ commitment on in- and extra-role performance. Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education, 6(1), 149-167. https://doi.org/10.1108/jarhe-01-2013-0002

Purpose – Research has shown that employee commitment is an important factor in performance. Research into student commitment in the university context is less common and only few studies explore the different components and foci of commitment. The p... Read More about The impact of university students’ commitment on in- and extra-role performance.

An Image of Who We Might Become: Vision Communication, Possible Selves, and Vision Pursuit (2014)
Journal Article
Stam, D., Lord, R., van Knippenberg, D., & Wisse, B. (2014). An Image of Who We Might Become: Vision Communication, Possible Selves, and Vision Pursuit. Organization Science, 25(4), 1172-1194. https://doi.org/10.1287/orsc.2013.0891

We propose a model of vision communication that emphasizes the mediating role of follower collective possible selves - that is, self-conception in terms of what the collective (team, organization) which one is a member of may become in the future tha... Read More about An Image of Who We Might Become: Vision Communication, Possible Selves, and Vision Pursuit.

A taxonomy of event-level dimensions: implications for understanding leadership processes, behaviour and performance (2013)
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Hoffman, E., & Lord, R. (2013). A taxonomy of event-level dimensions: implications for understanding leadership processes, behaviour and performance. The Leadership Quarterly, 24(4), 558-571. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.leaqua.2013.03.009

Leader actions and their impact on follower, group, and organizational outcomes tend to be investigated at the aggregate person level, which may result in confusion between perception and performance-based evaluations of effectiveness. We advocate an... Read More about A taxonomy of event-level dimensions: implications for understanding leadership processes, behaviour and performance.