Handling Editor: Shelly Dionne Network scholars argue that one responsibility of leaders is to help their followers develop social capital.We suggest that oneway leaders do this is by encouraging followers to engage in networking behavior. However, we argue that such encouragement is more effective when leaders are seen as less transformational, because followers are then less able to benefit f...

This study (N = 216) measured the strength of endorsements for ingroup leaders who varied in both their relative ingroup prototypicality and distributive intergroup fairness. Leadership endorsement overall was positively related to group members’ levels of social identification and negatively related to their levels of reported self-interest. Among low identifiers, however, leaders’ distributiv...

We study the effectiveness of leaders for inducing coordinated organizational change to a more efficient equilibrium, i.e., a turnaround. We compare communication from leaders to incentive increases and also compare the effectiveness of randomly selected and elected leaders. While all interventions yield shifts to more efficient equilibria, communication from leaders has a greater effect than i...

BACKGROUND There is only limited empirical evidence about the effectiveness of opinion leaders as health care change agents. AIM To test the feasibility of identifying, and the characteristics of, opinion leaders using a sociometric instrument and a self-designating instrument in different professional groups within the UK National Health Service. DESIGN Postal questionnaire survey. SETTI...

BACKGROUND Cluster randomized trials (CRTs) offer unique advantages over standard randomized controlled clinical trials (RCTs) and observational methodologies, and may provide a cost-efficient alternative for answering questions about the best treatments for common conditions. OBJECTIVES To describe health plan leaders' views on CRTs, identify barriers to conducting CRTs, and solicit recommen...

This in-depth case study utilized grounded theory methodology to discover how a large privately-owned manufacturing firm in Northeastern USA develops values-based leaders, particularly from minority populations. Over 18 months, interviews with 35 leaders from five levels explored the perceived influence of the environment on leaders’ behaviors and identities. Findings suggest organizational cul...

transcendental leadership is a new paradigm in management and leadership that is the best way to deal with today dynamic, changing and turbulent environments. transcendent leaders make the ethical foundation of organizations and have strategic leads. these leaders look at the organizations as a whole that lead others, themselves and the organization. a transcendental leader is a strategic leade...