expected, this interactive effect was further qualified by subordinates' social comparison orientation. Subordinates with a higher dispositional tendency to engage in social comparison were more prone to let responses to leadership be contingent on their leaders perceived leadership qualities the more they thought of themselves to have leadership potential. We outline how these findings break new ground for research in leadership categorization and leadership effectiveness. ...pdf >>

Reference: van Quaquebeke, N., & van Knippenberg, D. 2007. Second Generation Leader Categorization Research: The Moderating Influence of Subordinates’ Self-Perceptions and Social Comparison Orientation. Poster presented at the 13th European Congress of Work and Organizational Psychology, Stockholm, SWE.