"Exploring the Underpinnings of Leadership: Moral Potency, Motives, and Leader Orientations"

Abstract

Copious research documents the prominent impact of various leadership behaviors on followers’, teams’, and organizations’ effectiveness. As such, scholars and practitioners alike are increasingly interested in understanding the underpinnings of leadership. The purpose of this symposium is to illuminate leaders’ intrapersonal factors that influence leader behavior and followers’ perceptions of leadership effectiveness. In particular, this symposium considers the role of leaders’ moral potency, motives, and orientations. Exploring the underpinnings of leadership sheds practical insight into criteria that may be helpful for leader selection and development as well as identifies future research directions to better understand the drivers of leadership behavior and effectiveness. Moral Potency as a Driver of Ethical Leadership and its Indirect Effects on Follower Behavior Presenter: Sean Hannah; Wake Forest U. Presenter: Sherry E. Moss; Wake Forest U. Presenter: Meng Song; Beijing U. Presenter: John J. Sumanth; Wake Forest U. Extending the Influence of Leaders beyond Behaviors: An Investigation of Leader Orientation Presenter: Ryan K. Gottfredson; California State U., Fullerton Presenter: Lisa Schurer Lambert; Georgia State U. When do Leaders Perceive their Underlying Motives as Competing or Complementary? Presenter: Chad A. Hartnell; Georgia State U. Presenter: Artemis Boulamatsi; Georgia State U. Congruence Effect of Calling Between Leader and Follower on Followers' Outcomes Presenter: Jayoung Kim; Binghamton U. Presenter: Dongil Jung; Yonsei U. Presenter: Minyoung Cheong; Binghamton U. Presenter: Seth M. Spain; Binghamton U. Presenter: Francis J. Yammarino; Binghamton U.