by participatory leadership. Findings – Survey results indicate that a member's perception of the participatory style of … representatives’ participatory style on union involvement highlight the importance of various union leadership roles on developing … for leadership development and training opportunities of union officials. Originality/value – Unique elements of the study …

associated with ratings of transformational leadership as they minimize those distinctions, whereas leaders’ use of aggressive … humor would be negatively associated with ratings of transformational leadership because it exacerbates status distinctions … self‐deprecating humor were rated higher on individualized consideration (a factor of transformational leadership) than …

Purpose – The aim of this study is to contribute to the construct validity of leadership styles. Although several … theories of leadership emerged in the past decades, integrative research on leadership constructs is rare. Thus, for the first … time, the present study critically tests whether the leadership constructs of transformational and transactional leadership …

Purpose – There are many studies of personality and leadership and gender and leadership, but only few leadership … leadership behavior irrespective of gender. Design/methodology/approach – The quantitative analysis involves 459 leaders (283 men … and 176 women) and 378 subordinates working in various fields. Leaders rated their leadership behavior and subordinates …

participative versus directive intellectually stimulating transformational leadership behaviour across three different contexts …/implications – This study extends the leadership literature through an integration of participative and directive leadership theory with … transformational leadership theory. Sample size and self‐report data are possible limitations. Practical implications – Findings …

leadership will increase dramatically. Companies need to understand the underlying causes of derailment and take appropriate …

. Human resources professionals can use the findings of this study to develop programs for leadership and management … assignments in Mexico. Originality/value – The article explores leadership practices internationally.  …