A review of the effectiveness of empowering leadership

Minyoung Cheong; Francis J. Yammarino; Shelley D. Dionne; Seth M. Spain; Chou Yu Tsai

doi:10.1016/j.leaqua.2018.08.005

A review of the effectiveness of empowering leadership

Minyoung Cheong, Francis J. Yammarino, Shelley D. Dionne, Seth M. Spain, Chou Yu Tsai

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Abstract

Based on a review of empirical literature on empowering leadership, given incongruent and mixed results, the current work suggests reconsidering the effectiveness of empowering leadership. We propose a framework for examining the effectiveness of empowering leadership that considers: 1) feasibility of non-linear main effects of empowering leadership on work-related outcomes, 2) possibility of reverse causation between empowering leadership and work-related outcomes, 3) potential contradictory mediating mechanisms through which empowering leadership influences work-related outcomes, 4) consideration of boundary conditions which could alter the relationships between empowering leadership and work-related outcomes, and 5) consideration of levels-of-analysis and multilevel issues in empowering leadership. Our framework considers the multifaceted nature of empowering leadership and offers a guiding tool for advancing future research in this area.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	34-58
Number of pages	25
Journal	Leadership Quarterly
Volume	30
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.leaqua.2018.08.005
State	Published - Feb 2019

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Business and International Management
Applied Psychology
Sociology and Political Science
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management

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