Presentation - Group 6

Presenting the Article

Group 6 Moritz Mosel Mathilde Petrini Kola Kermabon Hạnh Nguyên Võ Ashish D. Louis Marmonier

Who will lead and Who will follow ? Social Process of Leadership Construction in Organizations

INTRODUCTION Mortiz

FUTURE RESEARCH IMPLICATIONS Mortiz

LEADERSHIP IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION Mathilde & Kola

ANTECEDENTS FOR LEADERSHIP IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION Moritz & Hanh

CLAIMING & GRANTING LEADERSHIP IDENTITY Ash & Louis

KEY TAKEAWAYS & DISCUSSION Louis, Mathilde & Kola

TABLE OF CONTENT

INTRODUCTION

Leader/ Follower Identity Construction Process

Reciprocal & Mutual Reinforcing

Claiming & Granting of Identity

antecedents fostering the process

leader/ follower identity construction process

LEADERSHIP IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION

• Leader/follower come from broader social environment

• Leader/follower considered as various roles/ role of relationship

Collective Endorsement

Relational Recognition

• Identity of leader/follower is shaped by their self-concept

Individual Internalization

Away from a static and hierarchical conception & toward a more dynamic, social, relational concept

"Leadership is a reciprocal relationship . . . any discussion of relationship must attend the dynamics of this relationship" - Kouzer & Posner

Description of the theory and reciprocal nature

Clarity and acceptance of leader - follower relationship

LEADERSHIP IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION PROCESS

CLAIMING & GRANTING LEADERSHIP IDENTITY

• Positive spiral: when there’s frequent granting to a focal individual => behave differently to claim their spot

• Negative spiral: claiming & granting is not positively reinforced

Reciprocal Nature of Claiming & Granting a leadership identity

• Directly verbal acts of claming and granting leader
• Direct non-verbal
• Indirect claims (i.e. ”social climbing”)

Two dimensions: verbal/nonverbal & direct/indirect

• Claiming: action to assert their identity as either a leader or a follower

• Granting: action to bestow a leader or follower identity onto another

"Claim to be leader" vs "Grant leadership"

• Theory of “Identity work”
• Projecting an image

Where is leadership identity from ?

Explanation of Granting and Claiming Dynamics and theory

Unsuccessful

Successful

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nature of claiming and granting a leadership identity depends on (1) Leadership Structure Schemas

VS

KEY WORD: TRANSPARENCY

• Examples of the Importance of Visibility, Clarity & Credibility: choosing the next CEO & secretly climbing to the top

• Sustaining the reciprocal nature of the leadership identity construction process

nature of claiming and granting a leadership identity depends on (2) Visibility. Clarity & Credibility

• If the context does not change or changes very little, the behavioral responses of individuals will not differ much.
• The effect of history can lead to the perpetuation of status in a new situation even with new people, whether at the claim or grant level.

• Conscious or unconscious phenomenon of influence from the past.

Future Identity

Past Identity

nature of claiming and granting a leadership identity depends on (3) influence of past claims and grants

ANTECEDENTS FOR LEADERSHIP IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION

• Shaping individuals identity construction (sociology)

• Affect categorization in social groups (self-categorization theory)

• For internalizing particular identities (social psychology)

Institutional Structures

Motivational Risks and Rewards

Implicit Theory of Leadership

LEADER

FOLLOWER

Explanation of the influence of antecedents and its theory

• The more consistency between own attributes and implicit theory of leadership ==> CLAIM

• The more consistency between others attributes and implicit theory of leadership ==> GRANT

Explanation of the influence of antecedents and its theory (1) iMPLICIT THEORY OF LEADERSHIP

Socially valued rewards

More complex, uncertain

Leader identity

Follower identity

Level of risk

• Level of risks => decisions on leader/follower identities

More likely to claim leader identity & grant follower identity to others

Less complex, more certain

Power, promotion, status, etc.

Leader

• Self-interest shapes human behavior and action

Explanation of the influence of antecedents and its theory (2) Motivational risks & rewards

• Individual internationalization
• Relational recognition
• Collective endorsement

Leader/follower identity follows:

Claim leader identity & grant follower identity

Leader identity

Follower identity

Grant leader identity to people w/ supervisory roles

• Leader/follower identity takes place when formal structures are themselves an institutionalized form of leader/follower grants
• People with supervisory roles => granted with leader identity by others & claim leader identity & grant follower identity to others
• Ex: senior managers, TLT (CEO, COO, etc. )

Explanation of the influence of antecedents and its theory (3) INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURES

FUTURE RESEARCH IMPLICATIONS

Implications for Further Research: Research Possibilities

KEY TAKEAWAYS & DISCUSSION

Dynamic process that unfolds:

• From the individual internalizing an identity

• Over Relational Recognition of that identity

• To Collective endorsement of that identity

A granting and claiming dynamic:

• Claiming & granting comes in different forms, and the identity construction requires clarity, visibility and credibility.

• This process is subject to time continuity and can work or not.

ANTECEDENTS FOR LEADERSHIP IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION

CLAIMING AND GRANTING LEADERSHIP IDENTITY

INDIVIDUAL IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION

KEY TAKEAWAYS

Members of organizations are influenced by certain aspects in their identity construction process:

• Their mental models of leaders and followers

• Risks and Rewards connected to claiming a certain identity

• Institutional Structures that impose certain hierarchies and norms

​​Question 2: Do you think a leadership identity construction process in a group can still be successful after a failed claim or grant?

​​Question 1: Can a leadership identity be collectively endorsed and relationally recognized if it is not individually internalized?

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

THANKS!

Group 6