Leadership Articles
Judge, T., Bono, J., Ilies, R., & Gerhardt, M. (2002). Personality and Leadership: A Qualitative and Quantitative Review. Journal of Applied Psychology, 765–780.http://workforceuniverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Judge_2002.pdf
This article makes an attempt of providing a qualitative and meta-analysis, of trait perspectives of leadership. To provide analysis of the perspectives of traits in leadership, the authors have employed a five factor model, which has provided a framework upon which analysis was done. The meta-analysis was carried out through establishing correlations from a sample of 73, where 222 correlations were conducted. The correlations involved neuroticism, extraversion, openness to experience, agreeableness and conscientiousness. The findings of the study established that the correlations between the values under study on leadership were greater than 90 % on most individuals. However, the most consistent correlation was found to be that of extraversion, affecting the effectiveness and the emergence of leaders. The five factor model adopted in this study supported the trait perspectives of leadership through the establishment of various correlations.
Kirkpatrick, S., & Locke, E. (1991). Leadership: do traits matter? Academy of Management Executive, vol 5.
http://sbuweb.tcu.edu/jmathis/Org_Mgmt_Materials/Leadership - Do Traits Matter.pdf
This article provides a qualitative analysis of traits perspectives of leadership, explaining the historical study of studying the traits theories of leadership. The article explains the difference between the normal people (followers) and leaders. The traits in leaders have been identified as the differentiating factors between leaders and followers. The article explains that leadership is a tough and demanding task and hence not all people can be able to deal with pressures and demands of leadership positions. The article also provides an analysis and examples of traits that are displayed by leaders in their leadership positions. For example, the article identifies key traits, which include self-drive, motivation, honesty and integrity, self-confidence, cognitive ability, charisma, creativity and flexibility. In addition, leaders are expected to possess wealth of knowledge in their area of operations.
