Gender differences in how leaders determine succession potential: The role of interpersonal fit with followers
dc.contributor.author | Rink, F | |
dc.contributor.author | Stoker, JI | |
dc.contributor.author | Ryan, MK | |
dc.contributor.author | Steffens, NK | |
dc.contributor.author | Pieterse, AN | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-07-23T12:36:39Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2019-05-03 | |
dc.description.abstract | This paper examined the existence of gender differences in the degree to which leaders' perceptions of successor potential is influenced by interpersonal fit. In Study 1 (N = 97 leaders, N = 280 followers), multi-source field data revealed that for male leaders, ratings of followers' potential as successors were positively related to interpersonal fit, measured by the degree to which followers' saw their leadership as being close and interpersonal (i.e., being coaching, transformational, and leading by example). For female leaders, these relationships were absent, suggesting that they are less influenced by interpersonal fit. In Study 2 (N = 311 leaders), a scenario study provided causal evidence that male leaders rated potential successors more positively when they perceived greater interpersonal fit with followers, whereas female leaders' successor ratings were not informed by perceptions of fit. We discuss the theoretical and practical implications for gendered leadership successor perceptions in organizations. | en_GB |
dc.description.sponsorship | Dutch Science Foundation | en_GB |
dc.description.sponsorship | European Commission | en_GB |
dc.identifier.citation | Vol. 10, article 752 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00752 | |
dc.identifier.grantnumber | 452-16-009 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.grantnumber | 725128 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10871/38088 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Frontiers Media | en_GB |
dc.rights | © 2019 Rink, Stoker, Ryan, Steffens and Nederveen Pieterse. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. | en_GB |
dc.subject | gender differences | en_GB |
dc.subject | leadership | en_GB |
dc.subject | succession | en_GB |
dc.subject | interpersonal fit | en_GB |
dc.subject | old boys network | en_GB |
dc.title | Gender differences in how leaders determine succession potential: The role of interpersonal fit with followers | en_GB |
dc.type | Article | en_GB |
dc.date.available | 2019-07-23T12:36:39Z | |
dc.description | This is the final version. Available on open access from Frontiers Media via the DOI in this record | en_GB |
dc.identifier.eissn | 1664-1078 | |
dc.identifier.journal | Frontiers in Psychology | en_GB |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | en_GB |
dcterms.dateAccepted | 2019-03-18 | |
exeter.funder | ::European Commission | en_GB |
rioxxterms.version | VoR | en_GB |
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate | 2019-03-18 | |
rioxxterms.type | Journal Article/Review | en_GB |
refterms.dateFCD | 2019-07-23T12:33:41Z | |
refterms.versionFCD | VoR | |
refterms.dateFOA | 2019-07-23T12:36:42Z | |
refterms.panel | A | en_GB |
refterms.depositException | publishedGoldOA |
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