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dc.contributor.authorDastmalchian, A.
dc.contributor.authorRezac, D.
dc.contributor.authorMuzyka, D. F.
dc.contributor.authorBayraktar, Seçil
dc.contributor.authorSteinke, C.
dc.contributor.authorImer, H. P.
dc.date.accessioned2016-02-18T12:08:32Z
dc.date.available2016-02-18T12:08:32Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.identifier.issn1472-5347
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10679/3115
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/abs/10.1108/LODJ-07-2014-0135
dc.descriptionDue to copyright restrictions, the access to the full text of this article is only available via subscription.
dc.description.abstractPurpose - The purpose of this paper is to report the findings of a mixed methods study that explored how active community engaged and connected managers were in their local and broader communities (engaged leadership, EL). The paper specifically investigates an under researched aspect of EL - "connectorship" - with focus on developing a measure for connectorship. The authors present the conceptual framework for EL, followed by the operationalization of "connectorship" construct. Design/methodology/approach - The paper focusses on developing a measure for connectorship using data from a qualitative study of 18 senior managers followed by a survey of 458 managers in Canada. Findings - Content analyses of qualitative data led to the generation of 93 items measuring connectorship. Based on these items, quantitative analyses of survey data from 453 respondents yielded a final measure of connectorship, which consisted of 28 items explored under eight dimensions. Research limitations/implications - An organization's emphasis on connectedness and engagement of leaders will improve knowledge sharing and better mutual understanding of organizational issues among managers. It will also help attain employment stability and decrease hiring and related costs by reducing turnover. Future research, specifically longitudinal studies of leaders at various organizational levels, could incorporate connectorship as a key criterion for leadership effectiveness. Practical implications - The focus on connectorship skills implies that in organizations the emphasis should go beyond traditional leadership skills development and included the neglected connectorship skills development. Increased connectedness and engagement among leaders will have positive performance implications. Social implications - For effective corporate citizenship, the EL framework and a focus on connectorship would help leaders better understand the importance of social networks, be aware of their own network, and improve their skills in connecting the people within their networks. Originality/value - Using a variable centered approach within the framework of EL the paper contributes to leadership literature by conceptually defining connectorship developing a measure for this construct and testing its psychometric properties.
dc.description.sponsorshipRix Centre at Vancouver Board of Trade
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherEmerald Group Publishing Limited
dc.relation.ispartofLeadership & Organization Development Journal
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dc.titleDeveloping a measure for 'connectorship' as a component of engaged leadershipen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.publicationstatuspublisheden_US
dc.contributor.departmentÖzyeğin University
dc.contributor.authorID(ORCID 0000-0002-5669-4465 & YÖK ID 147863) Bayraktar, Seçil
dc.contributor.ozuauthorBayraktar, Seçil
dc.identifier.volume37
dc.identifier.issue3
dc.identifier.startpage403
dc.identifier.endpage427
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000376199900007
dc.identifier.doi10.1108/LODJ-07-2014-0135
dc.subject.keywordsSocial capital
dc.subject.keywordsCommunity
dc.subject.keywordsLeadership
dc.subject.keywordsMeasurement
dc.subject.keywordsNetworking
dc.subject.keywordsScale development
dc.subject.keywordsConnectorship
dc.subject.keywordsEngaged leadership
dc.identifier.scopusSCOPUS:2-s2.0-84982994120
dc.contributor.authorFemale1


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