TY - JOUR
T1 - Leading groups
T2 - leadership as a group process
AU - Thomas, Geoff
AU - Martin, Robin
AU - Riggio, Ronald
PY - 2013/1
Y1 - 2013/1
N2 - Although leadership is fundamentally a social psychological (and group) phenomenon, interest in the social psychology of leadership has waxed and waned over the years. The present article briefly reviews this chequered history and then discusses recent theoretical and empirical developments that extend the study of social cognition and social identity to the domain of leadership. In addition, we consider how the eight empirical articles that constitute this Special Issue relate to, and further, the study of leadership as a group process, and conclude by identifying fertile areas for future research.
AB - Although leadership is fundamentally a social psychological (and group) phenomenon, interest in the social psychology of leadership has waxed and waned over the years. The present article briefly reviews this chequered history and then discusses recent theoretical and empirical developments that extend the study of social cognition and social identity to the domain of leadership. In addition, we consider how the eight empirical articles that constitute this Special Issue relate to, and further, the study of leadership as a group process, and conclude by identifying fertile areas for future research.
KW - leadership
KW - social identity
KW - social cognition
KW - group process
KW - groups
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84872360419&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://gpi.sagepub.com/content/16/1/3.abstract
U2 - 10.1177/1368430212462497
DO - 10.1177/1368430212462497
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84872360419
VL - 16
SP - 3
EP - 16
JO - Group Processes and Intergroup Relations
JF - Group Processes and Intergroup Relations
SN - 1368-4302
IS - 1
ER -