Motivation to Lead, Motivation to Follow: The Role of the Self-Regulatory Focus in Leadership Processes
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- 1 April 2007
- journal article
- conference paper
- Published by Academy of Management in Academy of Management Review
- Vol. 32 (2) , 500-528
- https://doi.org/10.5465/amr.2007.24351846
Abstract
In this paper we integrate recent theories of motivation and leadership. Drawing on the self-regulatory focus theory and on self-concept based theories of leadership, we develop a conceptual framework proposing that leaders' chronic self-regulatory focus (promotion versus prevention), in conjunction with their values, influences their motivation to lead and, subsequently. their leadership behavior. We further suggest that leaders may influence the motivational self-regulatory foci of their followers, which will mediate different follower outcomes at the individual and group level.This publication has 104 references indexed in Scilit:
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