Leader Self-Concept and Self-Interested Behavior

2012 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara Wisse ◽  
Diana Rus
Keyword(s):  
Laboratory Experiment ◽  
Ethical Leadership ◽  
High Power ◽  
Research Interest ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Organizational Leaders ◽  
Ethical Violations ◽  
Organizational Survey ◽  
Self Construal ◽  
Internal States

An abundance of ethical violations on the part of organizational leaders prompted the debate about the need for ethical leadership. Moreover, it spawned research interest in understanding the conditions that may prompt some leaders to pursue their own interests at the expense of their group, whereas others do not. This study explored whether the interplay between leader self-construal and leader power may explain this phenomenon. Across one laboratory experiment and one organizational survey, we showed that leader power interacted with leader self-construal in predicting leader self-serving behavior. Overall, our studies suggest that leader self-construal substantially shapes leader internal states and goals, and that the effects hereof on self-interested behavior are strengthened under conditions of high power.

The Influence of E-Commerce Website Colors on Usability

2010 ◽  
pp. 264-288
Author(s):  
Jean-Eric Pelet
Keyword(s):  
Consumer Behavior ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Laboratory Experiment ◽  
Behavioral Responses ◽  
Website Usability ◽  
Intent To Purchase ◽  
Accuracy Of Measurements ◽  
Internal States ◽  
Color Components

This chapter aims to study the effects of the colors of e-commerce websites on consumer behavior, in order to better understand website usability. Since color components (Hue, Brightness and Saturation) affect behavioral responses of the consumer (memorization and buying intention), this research reveals the importance of the interaction between hue and brightness, in enhancing the contrast necessary to ensure an easy navigation. By comparing graphic chart effects according to their level of saturation and brightness depending on the hue, it aims at focusing on particularly important consideration of webdesign, linked to choices of color. The obtained results were conveyed through the changes in internal states of the organism, which are emotions and mood. The interaction of hue and brightness, using chromatic colors (as opposed to Black & White) for the dominant (background) and dynamic (foreground) ones, supports memorization and the intent to purchase, reinforcing the importance to attach to usable websites. This is even more evident when contrast rests on a weak situation of brightness. The data collection was carried out during a laboratory experiment so as to ensure the accuracy of measurements regarding the color aspects of e-commerce websites.

The Relational-Interdependent Self-Construal, Self-Concept Consistency, and Well-Being.

2003 ◽  
Vol 85 (5) ◽  
pp. 933-944 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan E. Cross ◽  
Jonathan S. Gore ◽  
Michael L. Morris
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Self Construal ◽  
Interdependent Self

Identity and Power Use in Exchange Networks

2016 ◽  
Vol 60 (3) ◽  
pp. 510-528 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott V. Savage ◽  
Jan E. Stets ◽  
Peter J. Burke ◽  
Zachary L. Sommer
Keyword(s):  
Laboratory Experiment ◽  
High Power ◽  
Theoretical Argument ◽  
Exchange Networks ◽  
Reflected Appraisals ◽  
Power Exchange ◽  
Exchange Processes ◽  
Manipulated Feedback

We introduce a theoretical argument about how the fairness identity influences exchange behaviors in negotiated exchange networks. To test this argument, we use data from a laboratory experiment. Results demonstrate that by providing manipulated feedback that is inconsistent with the fairness identity standard ( actual appraisals), inequality changes in the direction that counteracts the feedback. In addition, when high power actors think their high power exchange partners view them as either more or less fair than how they see themselves ( reflected appraisals), inequality again changes in the direction that counteracts the nonverifying feedback. We discuss how considering both identity and exchange processes yields new insights into exploitative behavior in exchange.

Self-construal and students’ math self-concept, anxiety and achievement: An examination of achievement goals as mediators

2014 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 184-195 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenshu Luo ◽  
David Hogan ◽  
Liang See Tan ◽  
Berinderjeet Kaur ◽  
Pak Tee Ng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Achievement Goals ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Self Construal

scholarly journals Ethical Leadership

Management ◽  
2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Schaubroeck ◽  
Zachary W. Woessner ◽  
Bernie Malonson
Keyword(s):  
Ethical Leadership ◽  
Scientific Inquiry ◽  
Unethical Behavior ◽  
Theoretical Work ◽  
Organizational Leaders ◽  
Psychological Construct ◽  
Commercial Media ◽  
The Past ◽  
Antecedents And Consequences ◽  
Organizational Literature

Within the past fifteen years ethical leadership has become a topic of scientific inquiry, with established measures and a corpus of research and theoretical work examining antecedents and consequences. During the same period the unethical acts of organizational leaders have received increasing attention in both the commercial media and the organizational literature. A practitioner literature has emerged that presents observations of events and proposes solutions to the problem of unethical behavior among leaders. This article does not seek to review the literature on the unethical behavior of leaders; rather, it focuses on the psychological construct of ethical leadership.

scholarly journals High-Power Distance Is Not Always Bad: Ethical Leadership Results in Feedback Seeking

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhenxing Gong ◽  
Lyn Van Swol ◽  
Zhiyuan Xu ◽  
Kui Yin ◽  
Na Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ethical Leadership ◽  
High Power ◽  
Power Distance ◽  
Feedback Seeking ◽  
High Power Distance

Self-Concept, Implicit Leadership Theories, and Follower Preferences for Leadership

2012 ◽  
Vol 220 (4) ◽  
pp. 231-240 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark G. Ehrhart
Keyword(s):  
Self Esteem ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Leadership Theories ◽  
Implicit Leadership ◽  
Implicit Leadership Theory ◽  
Implicit Leadership Theories ◽  
Categorization Theory ◽  
Self Construal ◽  
Leader Preference

The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors that shape followers’ initial reactions to leaders. Based on the literature on self-concept and leader categorization theory, it was hypothesized that followers’ self-concepts (specifically their self-esteem and self-construal) would predict their conceptualization of an ideal leader (i.e., their implicit leadership theory, ILT), which would then predict followers’ preferences for specific leadership styles. Using a sample of 206 university students, results indicated that the effects of independent self-construal on charismatic leader preference were partially mediated by the dedication ILT dimension, and the effects of interdependent self-construal were fully mediated by the sensitivity ILT dimension. Additional findings and directions for future research are discussed.

Rebound Effect, Fast Adaptation to Social Change or Cultural Continuity among Two Generations of Hungarians

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Márta Fülöp ◽  
Krisztián Ivaskevics ◽  
Bálazs András Varga ◽  
Nóra Sebestyén
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Rebound Effect ◽  
Value Orientation ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Cultural Continuity ◽  
School Students ◽  
Self Construal ◽  
Two Generations ◽  
Fast Adaptation

The aim of the present research was to reveal what kind of values, self-conceptualisation and beliefs of personhood characterize two generations of Hungarians, almost three decades after the socio-political changes from socialism to capitalist market economy. Participants were high school students (N = 239) and adults (N = 122). Value-orientation was measured using the Portrait Value Questionnaire (PVQ, Schwartz et al, 2001), beliefs of personhood were measured by the Lay Contextualism Scale (Owe et al., 2013). Self-construals were measured in case of the high school students by using 23 items from Gudykunst et al. (1996) self-construal scale and in case of the adults a modified version of it (Owe et al., 2013).  Results indicate that in the post-socialist Hungary, individualistic values and independent self-concept strongly characterize both the high school students and the adults, but the younger generation displays higher tendency towards individualism.

Quasi-2D perovskites for high-power passively Q-switch in 1.9 µm solid-state laser

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bing-Xuan Li ◽  
Ge Zhang ◽  
Shan Xu
Keyword(s):  
Solid State ◽  
High Power ◽  
Nonlinear Optical ◽  
Organic Cation ◽  
Solid State Laser ◽  
Research Interest ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
State Laser ◽  
Optical Applications ◽  
Nonlinear Optical Applications

Quasi‐two‐dimensional (quasi-2D) perovskites have received tremendous research interest in nonlinear optical applications due to their impressive optoelectronic properties. This work focuses on designing large organic cation in quasi-2D perovskite film...

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