Journal article
Leading from the inside out: a meta-analysis of how, when, and why self-leadership affects individual outcomes
European journal of work and organizational psychology, Vol.31(2), pp.273-291
03/04/2022
DOI: 10.1080/1359432X.2021.1953988
Abstract
Whereas the predominance of leadership research has focused upon top-down influence processes, we examine the process of leading from the inside out, i.e., self-leadership. Based on a meta-analysis of 57 effect sizes and 16,493 observations, the overall results suggest that self-leadership is positively and strongly related to individual outcomes (ρ = .38). Results also help to clarify when self-leadership is most effective relative to outcome type, showing a stronger relationship between self-leadership and creativity/innovation than between self-leadership and task performance. We further explore the incremental value of cognitive self-leadership strategies over and above basic behaviour-focused self-leadership. Our findings suggest that when individuals engage in cumulative self-leadership involving both behavioural and cognitive strategies, relationships with individual outcomes are stronger than when people employ behaviour-focused self-leadership alone. Finally, we explore a meta-analytic path model examining mediating mechanisms to clarify not only how but also why self-leadership influences outcomes of interest. Implications regarding the nature and importance of the mechanisms through which self-leadership is linked to outcomes and future directions for further advancing self-leadership theory and research are delineated.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Leading from the inside out: a meta-analysis of how, when, and why self-leadership affects individual outcomes
- Creators
- Kevin Knotts - Marshall UniversityJeffery D. Houghton - West Virginia UniversityCraig L. Pearce - Pennsylvania State UniversityHuaizhong Chen - Tulane UniversityGreg L. Stewart - University of IowaCharles C. Manz - University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- European journal of work and organizational psychology, Vol.31(2), pp.273-291
- Publisher
- Routledge
- DOI
- 10.1080/1359432X.2021.1953988
- ISSN
- 1359-432X
- eISSN
- 1464-0643
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 03/04/2022
- Academic Unit
- Management and Entrepreneurship
- Record Identifier
- 9984380384802771
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