scholarly journals Narcissism and Leadership in Children

2021 ◽  
pp. 095679762096553
Author(s):  
Eddie Brummelman ◽  
Barbara Nevicka ◽  
Joseph M. O’Brien
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Role ◽  
Leadership Emergence ◽  
Peer Nominations ◽  
The Relationship

Some leaders display high levels of narcissism. Does the link between narcissism levels and leadership exist in childhood? We conducted, to our knowledge, the first study of the relationship between narcissism levels and various aspects of leadership in children ( N = 332, ages 7–14 years). We assessed narcissism levels using the Childhood Narcissism Scale and assessed leadership emergence in classrooms using peer nominations. Children then performed a group task in which one child was randomly assigned as leader. We assessed perceived and actual leadership functioning. Children with higher narcissism levels more often emerged as leaders in classrooms. When given a leadership role in the task, children with higher narcissism levels perceived themselves as better leaders, but their actual leadership functioning did not differ significantly from that of other leaders. Specification-curve analyses corroborated these findings. Thus, children with relatively high narcissism levels tend to emerge as leaders, even though they may not excel as leaders.

Bullying, empathic concern, and internalization of rules among preschool children

2016 ◽  
Vol 40 (5) ◽  
pp. 459-465 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marina Camodeca ◽  
Gabrielle Coppola
Keyword(s):  
Preschool Children ◽  
Emotion Understanding ◽  
Empathic Concern ◽  
Negatively Associated ◽  
Peer Nominations ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Q Sort

The present study examined whether bullying, defending, and outsider behaviors in preschool children were associated with two conscience aspects (empathic concern and internalization of rules) and with emotion understanding. We also investigated whether emotion understanding moderated the relationship between these dimensions and bullying roles. Participants were 105 children (51 males), aged 36 to 76 months. Bullying roles were assessed through peer nominations. Internalization of rules and empathic concern were observed in classroom and their scores derived from selected Q-Sort items. Emotion understanding was evaluated with the Puppet Interview administered to children. Results showed that empathic concern and internalization of rules were negatively associated with bullying and outsider behaviors, whereas emotion understanding correlated with defending behavior. The interaction between emotion understanding and internalization of rules was also significant: Low scores on rule-compatible conduct were associated with bullying or outsider behavior, in particular for those children with poor emotion understanding.

scholarly journals The Relationship Between Personality Type And Leadership Focus

2006 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Grant Sieff ◽  
Louis Carstens
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Personality Type ◽  
Target Population ◽  
Personality Types ◽  
Leadership Role ◽  
Myers Briggs Type Indicator ◽  
Multiple Focus ◽  
Type Indicator ◽  
Myers Briggs ◽  
The Relationship

Optimising focus is a key success driver for many organisation leaders. The relationship between personality type and leadership focus is examined. Personality type is assessed with Form M of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator instrument, and leadership focus is explored through the development and application of a Leadership Focus Questionnaire. South African executives form the target population for this study. Both functionalist and interpretive approaches are applied. Three primary theoretical hypotheses about leadership focus, concerning (1) optimising the balance of focus between external and internal priorities, (2) the fit between the leadership personality type and the organisation type, and (3) the capacity to manage a multiple focus, are considered. Results show that Extraverted personality types are more comfortable with the challenges of focus in the leadership role than are Introverted types, and Extraverted, Sensing, Thinking and Judging types experience a greater degree of fit with their organisations than do Introverted, Intuitive, Feeling and Perceiving types.

Women, Faith, and Social Cohesion

2021 ◽  
pp. 327-345
Author(s):  
John Anthony Lawler ◽  
Ghazala Mir
Keyword(s):  
Social Cohesion ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Leadership Role ◽  
Faith Communities ◽  
Considerable Influence ◽  
Formal Leadership ◽  
Participatory Research Methods ◽  
The Relationship

This chapter presents findings from a research study examining the relationship between faith communities, social cohesion activity and the leadership role of women. The study examined women's exercise of leadership or influence in small intercultural, interfaith projects, which they had developed to improve social cohesion in their local communities. Data were gathered using qualitative interviews and participatory research methods, predominantly with women from a range of religious backgrounds. Findings indicated that women involved in interfaith activity often occupied roles with relatively little power within their communities. Despite this they were at times able to affect considerable influence within their own contexts. Contrary to expectations from existing evidence, changes resulting from the interfaith activities under consideration occurred despite rather than because of formal leadership. The concept and practice of leadership in interfaith activity and how this might relate to different conceptualizations of social cohesion and leadership within faith communities are discussed.

scholarly journals Understanding the Relationship Between Youth Voluntary Organization, Leadership and Intergroup Relationship in Sabah, Malaysia

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (8) ◽  
pp. 492-500
Author(s):  
Mohd. Sohaimi Esa ◽  
Romzi Ationg ◽  
Mohd. Azri Ibrahim ◽  
Abang Mohd. Razif Abang Muis ◽  
Irma Wani Othman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Youth Development ◽  
Intergroup Relations ◽  
Voluntary Associations ◽  
Leadership Role ◽  
Paper Briefly ◽  
Leadership Ethics ◽  
Common Goals ◽  
Organization Leadership ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Determining Factor

If the youth voluntary associations’ common goals are to be achieved, their leaders must embrace leadership ethics that are the most effective in leading and motivating people to actively execute their job. In carrying out their leadership role, it is also important to note that the leaders always required considering the role played by the factor calls intergroup relations. Accordingly, based on literature as well as documents review, this paper briefly discusses the importance of understanding the relationship between leadership ethics and intergroup relations in effort to consolidating youth development in Sabah. The paper thus shows that leadership ethics is a key determining factor in the attainment of youth voluntary common goals with consideration of intergroup relationship factor within the organization. Nevertheless, it is argued that a further study to be done for clarification on this matter.

Nuances of Leadership Effectiveness: Challenges of Context and Demographics

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jitendra Mohanty ◽  
Jahan Ara Begum ◽  
Brajaballav Kar
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Leadership Effectiveness ◽  
A Priori ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Leadership Role ◽  
Psychological Variables ◽  
Root Cause ◽  
It Employees ◽  
The Relationship

Factors such as vision, articulation, rational intelligence, emotional intelligence, and spiritual intelligence impact leadership effectiveness. Does the effectiveness depend on the work context and the followers demographics? If it does depend on the context and demographics then the singularity of the construct becomes debatable. So it becomes all the more important for persons in the leadership role to understand the subtleties. In this research employees of two different sectors (IT and non-IT) participated to indicate their perception about leadership effectiveness (LE). In the first phase of the research dimensions of LE were identified through Lens model and subsequently administered to equal number of respondents from IT and non-IT sectors. The data was analyzed for commonality, differences and relationships. The results indicate that non-IT employees perceive a greater degree of leader vision and articulation scores compared with IT employees. Age of the employee is found to be negatively related to vision, articulation, and emotional intelligence dimensions of LE. Employees education is significantly related to vision only in the group of IT participants. It is unrelated to other variables. Finally, work experience and organizational experience of participants are found to be unrelated to psychological variables. The findings indicate a greater reporting of articulation in case of non-IT leader. Mismatch between the age of the followers and age of the leaders is likely to be a root cause of the negative relationship between age and vision as revealed in the findings of the present investigation. The relationship between the followers age and leaders articulation is found to be negative. Age is also found to be inversely related to employees perception of leaders emotional intelligence. The sector profile perhaps explains why the non-IT participants have not reported any association of significance between education and vision in the present investigation. The present investigation has the unique feature of deriving the pertinent dimensions instead of imposing a-priori dimensions.

scholarly journals Developing “place leadership” when hierarchical accountability is omnipresent: the case of English sub-national government

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurence Ferry ◽  
Mark Sandford
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
News Media ◽  
Leadership Role ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Government Relations ◽  
Power And Control ◽  
Distribution Of Power ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Relationship

PurposeThe relationship between central and sub-national (local) government is contentious around distribution of power and control. There is a specific concern when a (local) place has power devolved, but centralised hierarchical accountability pervades.Design/methodology/approachThis paper addresses that concern by considering recent innovative developments around place-based accountability arrangements in England, through analysis of official reports and news media.FindingsThe article illustrates aspirations towards accountability to the local electorate clash with hierarchical accountability that remains an omnipresent mechanism of central control. It is suggested, accountability forums be developed to blend hierarchy and the place leadership role of directly elected mayors. This could enable local accountability to the electorate, whilst taking account of the context of specific regional level complexities.Originality/valueThis is one of the first papers to consider issues of place leadership and place based accountability within the framework of hierarchical accountability for central and local government relations.

scholarly journals Envious bosses: how leader envy mediates the relationship between subordinate power and leader-member exchange

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel J. Quintal-Curcic
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Role ◽  
Leader Member Exchange ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Global Power ◽  
Member Exchange ◽  
Time Lagged ◽  
The Relationship

Due to the nature of the leadership role, leaders are often assumed to have more power than their subordinates. However, the concept of power is multifaceted, and subordinates may possess power based on their likeability, knowledge, or influence in the organization. This research examines the effect of subordinate power on leader-follower relationships. Specifically, I focus on leaders’ perception of subordinate power, how these perceptions affect the quality of the relationship they develop with subordinates, and propose that envy may act as a mediator. The results of a time-lagged study of 140 leaders suggest that when leaders perceive their subordinates have power, they are more likely to engage in a high-quality relationship. Further, envy mediates the relationship between power andrelationship quality, but only when subordinates are perceived to have referent or global power. The results are discussed in terms of the implications for both leaders and subordinates

scholarly journals THE MUSLIM’S WORLD IN THE INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS: AN ANALYTICAL APPROACH WITH REFERENCE TO SAUDI ARABIAN LEADERSHIP ROLE TO THE MUSLIM UMMAH

2015 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Jamilu Danladi ◽  
Muslim Khamis ◽  
Muhammad Yusuf ◽  
Rabiu Ado
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Analytical Approach ◽  
Saudi Arabian ◽  
Leadership Role ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Western World ◽  
International Affairs ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
The Relationship

The Study is about the Relationship between the Western world and the Muslim world couple with understanding the role of Saudi Arabia in its leadership to the Islamic world. It analyzes the perceptions of Muslims especially in the Middle East and Sub-Saharan Africa. It takes on a background of Islam and Saudi Arabia from earliest period to date. The study has been limited by understanding the perception of Muslim in relation to Saudi Arabian Leadership role. Time, Money and other resources constraints frequent demands.

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