The goal of this article is to present qualitative and quantitative reviews servant leadership literature since its formal inception in 1970. Summarizing previous studies, we theorized explored issues concerning the conception relevance leadership, merits varied measurements, construct dimensionality, potential effects national culture on relationship between correlates. We developed theory dis...

Previous work on trust has focused on employee trust in management. However, issues of how leaders develop trust in their follower in leader-member exchange (LMX) are under-explored. Based on theories of leader-member exchange, attribution and industrial convergence, this study investigates how the work values of leaders influence the development of their trust in followers and how this is mode...

This article assesses 25 years of empirical leadership research in 11 top journals with the goal of understanding current practice and future needs for drawing solid conclusions about leadership at different hierarchical levels of the organization, as well as leadership’s effects on individuals, teams, units and organizations. We summarize the hierarchical level of leader and outcome level of a...

“Are workaholics born or made?” The current research aims to answer the question above, while investigating the joint impact of internal and external factors (Work Drive and Work Enjoyment) related to workaholism’s dimensions. In Study 1, we hypothesize an order of precedence between those dimensions, utilizing one moderator (Job Autonomy) and one mediator (Work-Family Conflict WFC) (158 employ...

The prevalence of resistance during change initiatives is well recognized in the change management literature. The implementation of the lean production system is no exception. It often requires substantial changes to processes and the way people work. As such, understanding how to manage this resistance is important. One view argues that the extent of resistance during change depends on the ch...

We present a conceptual framework and review the empirical literature on leadership in research and development (R&D) organizations. Findings of studies reviewed suggest that transformational project leaders who communicate an inspirational vision and provide intellectual stimulation and leaders who develop a high-quality leader–member exchange (LMX) relationship with project members are associ...