An important field in leadership research is that of the social identity of the group and what that means for leadership. In health care, there are many different types of social identities that vary by hospital, geography, and profession. Leaders often sabotage their effectiveness when they do not consider the social values of the group. The work of leaders is to help move units and organizati...

the aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between transformational leadership and organizational identity with organizational entrepreneurship among the faculty members of tabriz university. among the influential factors on organizational entrepreneurship, transformational leadership and organizational identity were two variables that were considered. an applied, descriptive, an...

We outline the unique causations and contingencies influencing leadership in military contexts. After defining what constitutes a Profession of Arms (internal context) and the combat operating environment (external context), we offer a working definition of leadership in military professions as well as define a professional military leader. Based on these definitions and facets of the internal ...

In the present paper we examine the moderating effects of age diversity and team coordination on the relationship between shared leadership and team performance. Using a field sample of 96 individuals in 26 consulting project teams, team members assessed their team’s shared leadership and coordination. Six to eight weeks later, supervisors rated their teams’ performance. Results indicated that ...

This study explores the leadership-health link from a social identity perspective. It focuses on leadership behaviors that seek to form strong shared (i.e., leadership) and contextual influence of co-workers’ group identification. In sample 319 members in 77 workgroups, data supports indirect reduced symptoms burnout via perceived support. However, contrary our expectation, high levels identifi...

In this conceptual paper, we present a structuration-based theory of leadership behaviours in virtual teams, that is to say, in self-organizing technology-supported small groups such as Free/Libre Open Source Software development teams. Such teams are often composed of members of relatively equal status or who are so disparate in background that formal organizational status seems irrelevant, re...

In this paper, we present a theory of leadership in self-managing virtual teams. We are particularly interested in self-managing virtual teams because self-management seems to be a common phenomenon in teams that interact primarily through information technology (so-called virtual teams). Building on leadership theory and structuration theory, the theory describes leadership as a process that r...