A Fit Model of Leadership and Two Empirical Examinations
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A fit model of leadership and two empirical examinations
: Sweet, Kenneth Michael, Jr.. : University of Houston, ProQuest, UMI Dissertations Publishing, 2012. 3504759. ProQuest : In a three manuscript dissertation, I propose a Meso-model of organizational leadership based on fit theory and then test key propositions of the model concerning exchange relationships between leaders and followers. The first manuscript examines existing leadership theory highlighting points of agreement and contention among theoretical paradigms, and then presents a fit-based model designed to integrate theory and allow for more directed growth in the field. The second manuscript proposes that narcissistic leaders will form dysfunctional relationships with followers based on subordinate Core Self-Evaluation (CSE). It is hypothesized that follower CSE is positively related to higher quality exchange relationships (LMX) with supervisors. However, I predict that leader narcissism moderates this relationship such that for narcissistic supervisors the CSE-LMX relationship is negative, as narcissists prefer to surround themselves with low-CSE followers. Results did not support the hypotheses, and several intervening variables and future directions are considered in the discussion. The third manuscript investigates the
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1. A fit model of leadership and two empirical examinations............................................................................ 1 .......................................................................................................................................................................... 3
12 March 2013
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1 1
A fit model of leadership and two empirical examinations
: Sweet, Kenneth Michael, Jr.. : University of Houston, ProQuest, UMI Dissertations Publishing, 2012. 3504759. ProQuest : In a three manuscript dissertation, I propose a Meso-model of organizational leadership based on fit theory and then test key propositions of the model concerning exchange relationships between leaders and followers. The first manuscript examines existing leadership theory highlighting points of agreement and contention among theoretical paradigms, and then presents a fit-based model designed to integrate theory and allow for more directed growth in the field. The second manuscript proposes that narcissistic leaders will form dysfunctional relationships with followers based on subordinate Core Self-Evaluation (CSE). It is hypothesized that follower CSE is positively related to higher quality exchange relationships (LMX) with supervisors. However, I predict that leader narcissism moderates this relationship such that for narcissistic supervisors the CSE-LMX relationship is negative, as narcissists prefer to surround themselves with low-CSE followers. Results did not support the hypotheses, and several intervening variables and future directions are considered in the discussion. The third manuscript investigates the