2309: Perspectives on Leader and Follower Identity Processes (13012)

Organizer(s)

• CB

  Carolina Bysh

  Durham U. Business School, United Kingdom

  Handouts

Presenter(s)

• MJ

  Markku Jokisaari

  U. of Turku, School of Economics, Finland
• EA

  Elisa Adriasola

  U. Diego Portales, Chile
• AA

  Aristotelis Alexopoulos

  Durham U. Business School, Greece

Participant(s)

• OE

  Olga Epitropaki

  Durham U., United Kingdom

Organizer(s)

• YD

  Yingli Deng

  Durham U. Business School, United Kingdom

Discussant(s)

• RL

  Robert Lord

  Durham U., United States

Participant(s)

• MK

  Maria Kakarika

  Durham U. Business School, United Kingdom
• XZ

  Xiaotong Zheng

  Durham U. Business School, United Kingdom

Presenter(s)

• MM

  Margarita Mayo

  IE Business School, Spain

Participant(s)

• AP

  Andrew Parker

  Durham U. Business School, United Kingdom
• AJ

  Amber Johnson

  U. of Maryland R.H. Smith School of Business, United States
• AM

  Anders Marstand

  Durham U. Business School, United Kingdom

Understanding leader and follower identity processes has received considerable attention within the leadership field with a substantial body of work having been accumulated. This presenter symposium intends to showcase different perspectives, research methods and foci to further uncover how followers and leaders interact, influence, impact and develop on an intrapersonal, interpersonal and group level. Specifically, the first presentation aims to investigate how leaders assess the social capital of their groups by examining instrumental versus expressive connections with leaders of other groups. The second presentation aims to understand how employees' unethical pro-supervisor behaviors are influenced by factors like supervisor support and supervisor status loss. Investigating the import role of new leaders’ shared goals with their followers in leader development during the transition into new leadership roles is the focus of the third presentation. The aim of the fourth presentation it to understand the role of growth mindsets in processing negative feedback as part of the leader identity development process. Finally, an identity play and identity work measure is introduced in the fifth presentation. The purpose of this symposium is to bring together both leader- and follower-centric perspectives on different aspects of leader and follower identity processes. The presentations in this symposium provide valuable insights on how to and what to consider when developing leaders and the implications of follower-leader interactions and relationships in an organizational context. We hope this symposium sparks future research and highlights the different approaches and components of leader and follower identity processes.

Presentations:

• 15:00 – 16:30 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  2309: Networking with Other Leaders in the Company: A Resource-Illegitimacy Paradox (13012)
  

  Author: Maria Kakarika – Durham U. Business School

  Author: Xiaotong (Janey) Zheng – Durham U. Business School

  Author: Margarita Mayo – IE Business School

  Author: Andrew Parker – Durham U. Business School
• 15:00 – 16:30 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  2309: The Effect of Supervisor Support and Status on Employee Morality and Ethics (13012)
  

  Author: Yingli Deng – Durham U. Business School

  Author: Amber Johnson – U. of Maryland R.H. Smith School of Business

  Author: Anders Friis Marstand – Durham U. Business School
• 15:00 – 16:30 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  2309: New Leaders’ Identity Construction: The Role of Shared Goals, Expectations, and Social Validation (13012)
  

  Author: Markku Jokisaari – U. of Turku, School of Economics

  Author: Elisa Adriasola – U. Diego Portales
• 15:00 – 16:30 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  2309: Mindsets in Leader Identity Construction: Using Feedback to Nourish Healthy Leader Identity (13012)
  

  Author: Aristotelis Alexopoulos – Durham U. Business School

  Author: Olga Epitropaki – Durham U.
• 15:00 – 16:30 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  2309: The Development of an Identity Play and an Identity Work Measure (13012)
  

  Author: Carolina Bysh – Durham U. Business School

  Author: Olga Epitropaki – Durham U.

  Author: Robert G. Lord – Durham U.