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How Are They Gaining such Positions? An Examination of Antecedents of Informal Leadership at Organizations

Year: 2016

Type: article

Abstract: Drawing upon leadership emergence and conservation of resource theories, we proposed that relationship with formal leaders, voice behaviors of employees, and impression management tactics of employees influence the acquisition of informal leadership position in their social circles at organizations.We also found that education of focal employee also plays vital role in determining emergence of informal leadership in social circles.Research implications and future research directions also discussed.

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Authors: Ahmad Adeel, Pengcheng Zhang

Language: English

Topic: Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior

Subfield: Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2286583916

FWCI: 1.304

Cites: 62

Cited by: 2

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