Centre for Leadership and Followership

Who leads, and who follows? Our centre aims to advance theory on leadership and communicate this knowledge to practitioners. We focus on the study of leadership and followership, as well as the intersection of this research with key organisational behaviour topics such as identity, trust, and social networks.

An important aspect of our centre is collaboration and mentorship. We supervise PhD students in this field, have events with renowned international speakers, and work in international collaborations—all for the purpose of advancing the study of leadership and followership.

Latest News

December

• Achievement: Ziya Ete passed his viva with no corrections is now Dr Ziya Ete.
• Event: Academy of Management Journal Paper Development Workshop, Dec 2. Hosted by DUBS and CLF.

November

• Funding: Matt Sjoberg won a $2,000 grant from Gorilla Experiment Builder
• Certification: Associate Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy awarded to Tim Holmes and Kiki Chalkiadaki.
• Awards: Jakob Stollberger was awarded the Barsade Prize - for the paper that most significantly advanced theoretical and empirical understanding of emotions in organizations - at Wharton University for his 2024 Organization Science article on emotional complexity.
• Publication: Motivational climates, narcissism, and trust in leader-follower dyads by Susanne Braun
• Event: seminar talk by Rebecca Greenbaum (Rutgers University) entitled “Coping with the threat of family financial pressure: A threat rigidity perspective on bottom-line mentality”

October

• Publication: How we get along depends on how you make me feel by Jakob Stollberger
• Publication: Follower identification, voice, and leader consultation by Karolina Nieberle and Birgit Schyns
• New member: Xinchen Wang, PhD student
• New member: Xuanling Feng, PhD student
• Publication: a review and meta-analysis on felt trust in organizations by Bart de Jong and Janey Zheng.

September

• New member: Nora Berghoff, Postdoctoral Researcher
• Publication: Leadership behaviors, psychological distance, and remote work by Anders Marstand and Olga Epitropaki.
• New member: Jakob Stollberger, Professor in Leadership and Organisational Behaviour
• Publication: Vulnerable narcissists and abusive supervision by Susanne Braun, Birgit Schyns, and Bob Lord.

July

• Awards: a meta-analysis paper on team trust by Bart de Jong (published in 2016 in the Journal of Applied Psychology) was a finalist for the Most Influential Article Award by the Conflict Management Division of the Academy of Management.
• New role: Maria Kakarika has been promoted to Full Professor
• Awards: Outstanding Reviewer Award for Kiki Chalkiadaki from the OB Division of the AOM Annual Meeting.
• Publication: trickle-down effects of women in leadership roles by Andrew Parker.

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