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Do personal traits of the leader predict differences in leader and subordinate evaluations of leader effectiveness: A study in the banking industry in Ethiopia
Ali,Habtamu Endris Schalk,R. van Engen,Marloes
Ali,Habtamu Endris
Schalk,R.
van Engen,Marloes
Abstract
Purpose: This study aims to examine whether the internal locus of control, self-esteem and leadership self-efficacy can predict differences in self–other rating agreement on leader effectiveness. First, the authors predicted that the greater the internal locus of a leader the more their self-rating will be in agreement with others' rating of them (1a). Second, the authors proposed that the greater the self-esteem of a leader the more their self-rating will be in discrepancy with others' rating (1b). Third, the authors hypothesized that the greater the self-efficacy of a leader the more their self-rating will be in agreement with others' rating (1c). Design/methodology/approach: To test the hypotheses, multisource data were collected from 128 banking leaders (who responded about different aspects of leadership self-efficacy, internal locus of control, self-esteem and leadership effectiveness) and 344 subordinates (who rated their leaders' effectiveness in performing leadership tasks).Multivariate regression was performed by jointly regressing both leaders' self-ratings and subordinates' ratings as a dependent variable on internal locus of control, self-esteem and leadership self-efficacy as predictor variables. Findings: Self-esteem of a leader the more their self-rating will be in discrepancy with others' ratings. Originality/value: The study tried to investigate the leader-subordinate dis(agreement) on leaders’ effectiveness taking banking leaders in the Ethiopian Context. The finding of the results is crucial and important for leadership development programs.
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Funding Information: This research was financed by the Netherlands organization for international cooperation in higher education (Nuffic), under grant no. NICHE/ETH/020
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2022
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EFFICACY, INTERVENTION, JOB, Leadership, Leadership effectiveness, MULTISOURCE FEEDBACK, PERCEPTIONS, PERFORMANCE, RATING AGREEMENT, SATISFACTION, SELF-OTHER AGREEMENT, Self-others rating agreement, TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP
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Ali, H E, Schalk, R & van Engen, M 2022, 'Do personal traits of the leader predict differences in leader and subordinate evaluations of leader effectiveness : A study in the banking industry in Ethiopia', Journal of Management Development, vol. 41, no. 5, pp. 317-334. https://doi.org/10.1108/JMD-04-2021-0098