Research teams face complex leadership and coordination challenges. We propose shared authentic leadership (SAL) as a timely approach to addressing these challenges. Drawing from authentic and functional leadership theories, we posit a multiple mediation model that suggests three mechanisms whereby SAL influences team effectiveness: shared mental models (SMM), team trust, and team coordination....

Background: Ethical leadership has emerged as a new approach in the field of leadership and it has provided the foundation for creating and enhancing individual and organizational effectiveness by prioritizing ethics in the organization. Accordingly, the purpose of this study is to identify the consequences of ethical leadership using a meta-analysis approach. Method: The present study is desc...

What is the nature of leadership in Australia? Is Australian leadership uniquely conditioned by our national culture? If this is the case, then how are Australian leaders different from their counterparts in other parts of the world? These are the questions that we sought to answer through participation in the 62-nation GLOBE (Global Leadership and Organisational Behaviour Effectiveness program...

There is a trend in health systems around the world to place great emphasis on and faith in improving ‘leadership’. Leadership has been defined in many ways and the elitist implications of traditional notions of leadership sit uncomfortably with modern healthcare organisations. The concept of distributed leadership incorporates inclusivity, collectiveness and collaboration, with the result that...

This article examines the views of graduate students who are aspiring or practicing school leaders and faculty from two university degree granting leadership preparation programs. Drawn from a larger mixed methods study, the authors focus here on survey results that show how these groups rated the effectiveness of 14 potential curricular dimensions drawn from traditional leadership content (e.g...