IBR Article 2 Leadership

“Consequences of differentiated leadership in groups”

– A Review –

• Transforma*onal leadership inspires followers to pursue higher-­‐order goals

and to exert more effort • Individual-­‐focused leadership: A leader’s behavior varies depending on

individual • Group-­‐focused leadership: Leader behaves similarly to different members of

the group

The study addresses the issue of whether leaders should adopt a

dual-­‐focus leadership style Research Ques+ons: • Does differen*ated leadership dampen group effec*veness as a consequence of divergence in group member experience? • What are the underlying mechanisms through which differen*ated leadership may reduce group effec*veness? I.

Inves*gates mechanisms through which differen*ated leadership may reduce group effec*veness II. Contributes to the study of transforma*onal leadership as the construct is being broken down in behavioral components III. Both group and individual-­‐focused leadership is examined at the group-­‐ level  Allows us to examine the effect of both on group performance

Sample selec*on

Data collec*on

• 70 permanent work groups (70 leaders, 573 members)

• 8 organiza*ons from the SW US from diverse industries • Possible sample bias due to geographical