Why Do High Self-Monitors Emerge as Leaders in Small Groups? A Comparative Analysis of the Behaviors of High Versus Low Self-Monitors1

Autor: Jailza Cader, Lillian T. Eby, Carrie L. Noble
Rok vydání: 2003
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Zdroj: Journal of Applied Social Psychology. 33:1457-1479
ISSN: 1559-1816
0021-9029
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2003.tb01958.x
Popis: The current study examined the relationship between self-monitoring and leader emergence focusing on the specific observable behaviors that differentiate high and low self-monitors in small decision groups. Consistent with previous research, high self-monitors were more likely to emerge as leaders than were low self-monitors. Further, observational ratings of task-oriented and relationship-oriented leader behaviors made by trained raters blind to the purpose of the study indicated that high self-monitors emerged as leaders by engaging in significantly more task-oriented leader behaviors. In contrast, no differences were found in relationship-oriented leader behaviors between high and low self-monitors. The findings are discussed in the context of behavioral approaches to the study of leadership and research on self-monitoring. Implications for research on leader emergence, group process, and research methods are also provided, along with directions for future research.
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