Following the Leader: How to Link Management Style to Subordinate Personalities

Steger, Joseph A.; Manners, George E.; Zimmerer, Thomas W.

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“…This outcome, and more in general this perspective, was not been directly examined by the authors of the 2014 [ 17 ] review (who instead stress the investigation of leaders’ outcomes linked to their followers’ behavior, or “the leader side” of the leadership story, as the authors call it). However, we consider this perspective particularly interesting, in view of the number of followers that work in every organization [ 3 , 71 ] and their importance for achieving organizational goals [ 3 , 4 ].…”

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Relationships between followers’ behaviors and job satisfaction in a sample of nurses

2017

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The study investigated two followership behaviors, followers’ active engagement and followers’ independent critical thinking, and their relationship with job satisfaction in a sample of nurses. In addition, the study also considered a number of control variables and classical job demands and job resources—workload and emotional dissonance for job demands, and meaningful work for job resources—which have an impact on well-being at work. A paper-and-pencil questionnaire was administered to 425 nurses in an Italian hospital, and a hierarchical multiple regression was used to test the hypotheses. In addition to the job demands and job resources considered, followers’ active engagement had a significant impact on job satisfaction. Moreover, it showed a significant linear and curvilinear relationship with the outcome variable. Followers’ independent critical thinking has a non significant relationship with job satisfaction, confirming the mixed results obtained in the past for this dimension. These findings bore out the importance of analyzing followers’ behaviors as potential resources that people can use on the job to increase their own well-being. Looking at followers not just as passive recipients but as active and proactive employees can also benefit the organization.

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Relationships between followers’ behaviors and job satisfaction in a sample of nurses

2017

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“…According to Potter and Rosebach (2006), politicians tend to concentrate on relationships rather than task output whereas contributors, in contrast, work and perform well but are not so interested in relationships. Stegers et al (1982) grounded their typology in more self-interested motives such as balancing the desire for recognition and job enhancement with a felt need to protect themselves from failure. As previously indicated, Kelley (1992, 2008) suggested that followership styles depend upon how independent individuals are or their capacity for critical thinking and Kellerman (2007, 2008) concentrates on relational motivations such as the level of engagement, dominance and deference.…”

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Conceptualising followership – a review of the literature

2011

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Despite growing attention in professional and academic literature, a commonly accepted definition of followership does not seem to have emerged. The authors nevertheless explore some of the implications of followership definitions to date and build on these to offer one of their own. A review of the literature ensues, highlighting descriptive and prescriptive behavioural typologies, and situational theories. The paper argues that understanding the concept of followership better is likely to improve training and organizational performance and concludes with suggestions for future research and some implications for leadership/followership development.

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“…If we take a look at earlier definitions of followership and its dimensions, we shall notice that there is a human's need for personal development and improvement, on the one hand, and for security and personal protection, on the other (Steger et al, 1982). These two dimensions are the ones present in the two extracted followership styles (the former in the exemplary followers, the latter in the pragmatists).…”

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Followership styles and job satisfaction in secondary school teachers in serbia

Hinić¹,

Grubor²,

Brulić³

2016

Educational Management Administration & Leadership

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The aim of the study was to determine the frequency of followership styles, and their connection with job satisfaction and satisfaction with extrinsic/intrinsic aspects of work in teachers. The sample included 206 secondary school teachers of three grammar and three vocational schools in three towns in Serbia. The results indicate that the most prominent followership styles were star followers (58.7%) and pragmatists (39.8%). Star followers attached greater significance to intrinsic aspects of work and reported a higher job satisfaction rate, while pragmatists placed more importance on extrinsic ones. Independent thinking correlated with intrinsic aspects of work and job satisfaction, and active participation with job satisfaction and both work aspects. The results also show that a higher degree of engagement (particularly when combined with economic satisfaction) predicted a higher level of job satisfaction. If dominant followership and motivational structures of teachers were learnt, the management of educational institutions would be improved because teachers who participate in making work decisions have a greater sense of empowerment and commitment to organizational goals. Although affected by types of personality, dominant followership structures of the teacher may be influenced during the course of professional training, thereby directing them towards the development of functional followership types.

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Following the Leader: How to Link Management Style to Subordinate Personalities

Cited by 8 publications

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Relationships between followers’ behaviors and job satisfaction in a sample of nurses

Relationships between followers’ behaviors and job satisfaction in a sample of nurses

Conceptualising followership – a review of the literature

Followership styles and job satisfaction in secondary school teachers in serbia

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