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Leadership behaviour similarity as a basis of selection into a management team
Author(s) -
Eagleson Geoff,
Waldersee Robert,
Simmons Ro
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
british journal of social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.855
H-Index - 98
eISSN - 2044-8309
pISSN - 0144-6665
DOI - 10.1348/014466600164480
Subject(s) - psychology , selection (genetic algorithm) , similarity (geometry) , task (project management) , leadership style , perception , team composition , social psychology , sample (material) , style (visual arts) , process (computing) , management styles , applied psychology , computer science , management , artificial intelligence , chemistry , archaeology , chromatography , neuroscience , economics , image (mathematics) , history , operating system
There are contexts where, in order to be effective, a management team needs to display different leadership behaviours as well as possessing a wide range of experiences and skills. But achieving heterogeneity of behaviours is difficult if there are behavioural‐similarity biases affecting a selection process. A sample of 126 participants completed a simulation of a selection process for a management team. They compared selection criteria and chose either a task or relations‐oriented applicant for an advertised position as well as reporting their perception of their own preferred leadership style. The results of the simulation indicate that leadership behaviour can be a basis for similarity‐attraction in the selection of a management team.