Know thy self, know thy leader: Contributions of a pattern-oriented approach to examining leader perceptions

Roseanne J. Foti; Bethany C. Bray; Nicole J. Thompson; Sarah F. Allgood

doi:10.1016/j.leaqua.2012.03.007

Know thy self, know thy leader: Contributions of a pattern-oriented approach to examining leader perceptions

Roseanne J. Foti, Bethany C. Bray, Nicole J. Thompson, Sarah F. Allgood

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This study investigated how patterns of traits in self and ideal leader profiles were related to one another, beyond the individual effects of each trait. Latent profile analysis (LPA) was used to identify and describe profiles of self leader and ideal leader perceptions. Four profiles for self leader perceptions (Prototypical, Laissez-Faire, Narcissistic, Anti-Prototypical) and four profiles for ideal leader perceptions (Prototypical, Laissez-Faire, Autocratic, Anti-Prototypical) were identified. Additional analyses examined the association between self and ideal leader profiles; gender, leadership self efficacy, and narcissism were added to the model as predictors of that association. Prototypical and Laissez-Faire self leaders tended to prefer an ideal leader who was similar to themselves, whereas Narcissistic and Anti-Prototypical self leaders had more diffuse preferences in ideal leaders. Gender, leadership self efficacy, and narcissism were only associated with self leader profiles. Results support, yet contribute beyond, previous findings for the similarity hypothesis.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	702-717
Number of pages	16
Journal	Leadership Quarterly
Volume	23
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.leaqua.2012.03.007
State	Published - Aug 2012

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

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