BACKGROUND Using a data set of works councils of trade union IG Metal, this paper investigates psychosocial stress and strain on this specific group in comparison to employees working in administration in general (leadership and non-leadership-role) and a national reference value. METHODS For assessing psychosocial work factors on works councils within the sector represented by the trade unio...

Working papers are in draft form. This working paper is distributed for purposes of comment and discussion only. It may not be reproduced without permission of the copyright holder. Copies of working papers are available from the author. Existing theory maintains that charismatic leaders promote employee effort and organizational performance by emphasizing communal values. Previous and new evid...

Using a sample of 102 managers from a large nationalized bank in India, the study looked at the effect of leader femininity and masculinity on transformational leadership and the relationship between all the three with leader ethical behavior. Results show that leader’s femininity is the stronger predictor of transformational leadership and masculinity explains additional variance in transforma...

Aim: This thesis aims to describe and analyse the concept of health-promoting leadership, including critical conditions for implementation and evaluation of such leadership. Methods: Three case studies and one conceptual analysis were conducted using qualitative methods, including interviews, observations and document analysis. The qualitative data material in study III was supplemented with qu...