Purpose – Although prior research has found that employee participation is key to successfully implementing quality management initiatives (Baird et al ., 2011; de Menezes, 2012; Lagrosen and Lagrosen, 2005), little research in operations management exists that investigates which management actions...

Introduction : the nature of leadership -- The nature of managerial work -- Perspectives on effective leadership behavior -- Participative leadership, delegation, and empowerment -- Dyadic role making, attributions, and followership -- Power and influence -- Managerial traits and skills -- Early...

Purpose – Leader empathy, ethical values, and relations‐oriented behavior all appear to be relevant for effective leadership, but nobody has examined how all three variables are jointly related to leader‐member exchange quality (LMX). The purpose of this study is to examine these...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine how ethical leadership and empowering leadership are related to leader‐member exchange relations (LMX), affective commitment, and leader effectiveness. Design/methodology/approach – Data were collected using questionnaires filled out by 259...

For over a half century, leadership researchers have attempted to identify the aspects of leadership that improve organizational performance, yet the answer is still elusive. In this commentary, we discuss several reasons for the slow progress. There is a lack of collaborative effort between...