Abstract
Virtually all leadership research is based on words—words as reflected in surveys (Hunter,Bbedell-Avers, & Mumford, 2007), words as reported in qualitative studies (Parry, Mumford, Bower, & Watts, in press) or words as reflected in historic documents (Mumford, 2006). In particular, words and the wording of items are critical in the measurement and operationalization of leadership constructs, concepts, and variables (Bass, 2008; Dionne, Gupta, Sotak, Shirreffs, Serban, Hao, Kim, & Yammarino, 2014; Yammarino, Dionne, Chun, & Dansereau, 2005). Despite such observations, conversations about the impact of words on leadership research are not commonplace. With four presentations and a discussant, this session brings a group of well-known leadership scholars together to discuss and review what we know about the importance and use of words in leadership research, provide examples from research that illustrate this phenomenon, and suggest possible future directions for measurement and research. Leaders' Words and ...
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