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Individual attributes and leadership style: predicting the use of punishment and its effects
Author(s) -
Atwater Leanne E.,
Dionne Shelley D.,
Camobreco John F.,
Avolio Bruce J.,
Lau Alan
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal of organizational behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.938
H-Index - 177
eISSN - 1099-1379
pISSN - 0894-3796
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-1379(1998110)19:6<559::aid-job866>3.0.co;2-e
Subject(s) - punishment (psychology) , psychology , social psychology , style (visual arts) , archaeology , history
This study examined attributes of leaders that influenced their use of contingent and noncontingent punishment and the results of using punishment on leader effectiveness. Results indicated that leaders with higher levels of physical fitness and moral reasoning were more likely to use contingent punishment, while those with lower self‐esteem were more likely to use noncontingent punishment. Noncontingent punishment negatively impacted leader effectiveness, while contingent punishment positively impacted leader effectiveness. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.