A trait profile of top and middle managers

Frontiers in Psychology

Anna K. Baczyńska¹ 

关键词: general mental ability;    top and middle managers;    profile;    personality;    emotional intelligence;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01694

学科分类：心理学（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Although trait leadership theory has been widely criticized by scholars over the past century (Stogdill, 1948; Mann, 1959) employers always want to know what kind of abilities and psychological traits distinguish their future employees. The trait approach plays an important part in human resource management practices for selecting, developing and planning the career paths of managers (Armstrong, 2010). Interestingly, Zaccaro (2007) points out that even Stogdill (1948) review, although cited as evidence against leader traits, contains conclusions suggesting that individual differences can still predict leader effectiveness. Trait leadership is defined as integrated patterns of personal characteristics that reflect a range of individual differences and foster consistent leader effectiveness across a variety of group and organizational situations (Zaccaro et al., 2004).

【 授权许可】

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