Empowered to lead: the role of psychological empowerment in leadership

Article Abstract:

The link between leadership and psychological empowerment was examined using a sample of mid-level supervisors from a Fortune 500 organization. Results showed that empowered supervisors were considered to be more innovative, more adept at influencing bosses and more inspirational to subordinates. As such, the results affirm the view that psychological empowerment enhances leadership skills, makes supervisors less focused on maintaining the status quo and promotes organizational change.

Author: Spreitzer, Gretchen M., Quinn, Robert E., De Janasz, Suzanne C.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Publication Name: Journal of Organizational Behavior
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0894-3796
Year: 1999
Business Personnel Management, Human resource management, Management research, Organizational change, Supervisors

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Relationships of participative leadership with relational demography variables: a multi-level perspective

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Relationships of participate leadership in relation to relational demographic variables are studied by collecting data from 561 staff members from 36 schools. The Average Leadership Style (ALS) and the Leader-Member Exchange (LMX) approaches to leadership are combined for the study.

Author: Somech, Anit
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Publication Name: Journal of Organizational Behavior
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0894-3796
Year: 2003
United States, Science & research, Participative Management, Participatory management

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