Trigger events and crucibles in authentic leaders' development
| Autor: | Maurice Buford, James Andy Wood, Mark R. Shannon, Bruce E. Winston |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
Leadership development media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences Perspective (graphical) General Engineering Affect (psychology) Transparency (behavior) Authentic leadership 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Promotion (rank) 0502 economics and business Pedagogy Spirituality Business Management and Accounting (miscellaneous) Psychology Critical Incident Technique 050203 business & management 030217 neurology & neurosurgery media_common |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Management Development. 39:324-333 |
| ISSN: | 0262-1711 |
| DOI: | 10.1108/jmd-02-2019-0039 |
| Popis: | PurposeThe purpose of this study is to examine the role of trigger events and leadership crucibles in the lives of authentic leaders. The study was based on two theories: authentic leadership theory and born versus made theory.Design/methodology/approachParticipants were included in the study if they scored between 64 and 80 on the Authentic Leadership Questionnaire (ALQ). The qualified leaders were then asked to participate in a qualitative interview utilizing an interview guide born out of the relevant literature. The interview followed the guidelines of the Critical Incident Technique (CIT).FindingsThe data indicated that trigger events and leadership crucibles play a significant role in authentic leadership development.Practical implicationsPractitioners should emphasize the prominent themes of self-awareness, relational transparency, balanced processing and moral perspective and the connection with other themes that emerged from the current study when developing or training leaders. Furthermore, practitioners concerned with creating an authentic leadership culture may consider the findings of the current study to develop and employ hiring and promotion strategies that increase the probabilities of hiring and promoting leaders that exhibit authentic leadership behaviors.Originality/valueThe findings of the research indicate that trigger events and crucibles both affect authentic leadership development. The research findings confirm characteristics associated with authentic leadership theory were predominant in the participants. However, one theme that prevailed was that of spirituality, which may or may not be considered to be part of an authentic leader's moral perspective |
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