TY - JOUR
T1 - Leading When the Boss is Present
T2 - How Leadership Structure Schemas Affect Leadership Behavior
AU - Wellman, Ned
AU - Ashford, Susan J.
AU - Sanchez-Burks, Jeffrey
AU - DeRue, D. Scott
N1 - Funding Information:
We acknowledge the University of Michigan's Department of Management and Organizations and Arizona State University's Department of Management and Entrepreneurship for their support of this research. We have no conflicts of interest to disclose.
Publisher Copyright:
© The Authors 2022.
PY - 2022/8
Y1 - 2022/8
N2 - We examine how leadership structure schemas (LSS) – mental models of how leadership is most effectively structured in groups – interact with formal authority to influence individuals’ leadership behavior and perceptions of others who lead. Across two experiments and a field study, we find that for individuals without formal authority, holding a more shared LSS (relative to a more hierarchical LSS) is positively associated with leadership behavior. However, this effect reverses for individuals in authority positions. Additionally, individuals who engage in leadership behavior are seen as higher in interpersonal warmth by observers who hold a more shared rather than a more hierarchical LSS.
AB - We examine how leadership structure schemas (LSS) – mental models of how leadership is most effectively structured in groups – interact with formal authority to influence individuals’ leadership behavior and perceptions of others who lead. Across two experiments and a field study, we find that for individuals without formal authority, holding a more shared LSS (relative to a more hierarchical LSS) is positively associated with leadership behavior. However, this effect reverses for individuals in authority positions. Additionally, individuals who engage in leadership behavior are seen as higher in interpersonal warmth by observers who hold a more shared rather than a more hierarchical LSS.
KW - cognitive processes
KW - leadership and individual differences
KW - leadership behavior
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U2 - 10.1177/15480518221076767
DO - 10.1177/15480518221076767
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85124127493
SN - 1548-0518
VL - 29
SP - 249
EP - 269
JO - Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies
JF - Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies
IS - 3
ER -