We develop a theory of leadership that focuses on the role managersplay in motivating employees through their attitude towards employees. We modela manager's attitude as her perception about employees' abilities of successfullycompleting challenging tasks. We show that a positive attitude...

This discussion paper led to a publication in the <I>European Economic Review</I> (2013). Vol. 60, pp. 91-104.<P> We develop a theory of leadership that focuses on the role managersplay in motivating employees through their attitude towards employees. We modela manager's attitude as her perception about...</p></i>

We develop a theory of leadership that focuses on the role managers