Develops, tests and replicates a model of workplace sexual harassment and its personal and organizational consequences. The frequency of sexual harassment experiences predict workplace negative mood which, in turn, predicts psychosomatic wellbeing, turnover intentions and interpersonal (i.e....

Investigated the effect of leadership training and counseling feedback on subordinates’ perceptions of transformational leadership. A total of 40 organizational leaders participated in a 2 (training) × 2 (feedback) design. Data from 180 subordinates showed that both training and feedback...

Investigated whether emotional intelligence (EQ) is associated with the use of transformational leadership in 49 managers. Managers completed questionnaires assessing their own emotional intelligence and attributional style; their subordinates ( n = 187) provided ratings of their transformational...

This article reviews an approach to training transformational leaders that has been used for the past five years. Data assessing the effectiveness of the approach are reviewed and the key elements of the training program are described. Concludes with an assessment and identification of ongoing...

We present two studies of remote transformational leadership. In the first, 175 students read a vignette depicting either a laissez‐faire , management by exception, contingent reward, or transformational leadership style communicated by electronic mail (e‐mail). Results showed that students...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate leaders’ use of humor as an expression of how they value themselves relative to others. The paper suggests that humor can minimize or exacerbate the status differences between leaders and followers. The paper hypothesizes that leaders’...

This paper investigates the differential effects of transformational leadership and the “iron cage” on trust, commitment and team efficacy at the team level. Transformational leadership has been shown to have positive effects on trust, commitment and team efficacy. However, it could be...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to report findings from two studies that compare the nature (construct validity) and relative effects (incremental predictive validity) of environmentally specific transformational leadership (ETFL) to general transformational leadership....

Purpose – This article aims to provide a quantitative review of the range and effects of human resource management (HRM) practices in the North American automotive industry. Design/methodology/approach – A total of 14 studies provided data for an employee‐level meta‐analysis of the...

Purpose – Prior research has demonstrated the positive effects of high involvement work systems on various outcomes but none to date has conducted a comparative test of alternative, plausible models of these systems. This paper aims to address this issue. Design/methodology/approach – A test...