Table Of ContentHANDBOOK OF METHODS IN LEADERSHIP
RESEARCH
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HANDBOOKS OF RESEARCH METHODS IN MANAGEMENT
Series Editor: Mark N.K. Saunders, University of Birmingham, UK
This major series will provide the starting point for new PhD students in business
and management and related social science disciplines. Each Handbook will give
definitive overviews of research methods appropriate for particular subjects within
management. The series aims to produce prestigious high-quality works of lasting
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Each Handbook consists of original contributions by leading authorities, selected
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scope, these Handbooks will be an invaluable guide to students embarking on a
research degree and to researchers moving into a new subject area.
Titles in the series include:
Handbook of Research Methods on Intuition
Edited by Marta Sinclair
Handbook of Research Methods on Human Resource Development
Edited by Mark N.K. Saunders and Paul Tosey
Handbook of Research Methods on Trust
Second Edition
Edited by Fergus Lyon, Guido Möllering and Mark N.K. Saunders
Handbook of Qualitative Research Methods on HRM
Innovative Techniques
Edited by Keith Townsend, Rebecca Loudoun and David Lewin
Handbook of Methods in Leadership Research
Edited by Birgit Schyns, Rosalie J. Hall and Pedro Neves
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Handbook of Methods in
Leadership Research
Edited by
Birgit Schyns
NEOMA Business School, France and Durham University
Business School, Durham University, UK
Rosalie J. Hall
Durham University Business School, Durham University, UK
Pedro Neves
Nova School of Business and Economics, Portugal
HANDBOOKS OF RESEARCH METHODS IN MANAGEMENT
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Contents
List of contributors vii
Acknowledgements ix
PART I INTRODUCTION
1 Introduction and overview 3
Birgit Schyns, Pedro Neves and Rosalie J. Hall
PART II MEASUREMENT AND DESIGN
2 Implicit measures for leadership research 13
SinHui Chong, Emilija Djurdjevic and Russell E. Johnson
3 Puppet masters in the lab: experimental methods in leadership
research 48
Eric F. Rietzschel, Barbara Wisse and Diana Rus
4 Assessing leadership behavior with observational and
sensor-based methods: a brief overview 73
Alexandra (Sasha) Cook and Bertolt Meyer
5 The contribution of sophisticated facial expression coding to
leadership research 103
Savvas Trichas
6 Behavioral genetics and leadership research 127
Wen-Dong Li, Remus Ilies and Wei Wang
7 Biosensor approaches to studying leadership 146
Aurora J. Dixon, Jessica M. Webb and Chu-Hsiang (Daisy)
Chang
PART III QUANTITATIVE METHODS AND ANALYTIC
APPROACHES
8 Mediation analysis in leadership studies: new developments
and perspectives 173
Rex B. Kline
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9 Person-oriented approaches to leadership: a roadmap forward 195
Roseanne J. Foti and Maureen E. McCusker
10 Multi-level issues and dyads in leadership research 229
Francis J. Yammarino and Janaki Gooty
11 A social network approach to examining leadership 256
Markku Jokisaari
12 Diary studies in leadership 296
Sandra Ohly and Viktoria Gochmann
13 Modeling leadership-related change with a growth curve
approach 317
Rosalie J. Hall
PART IV QUALITATIVE METHODS AND ANALYTIC
APPROACHES
14 Qualitative content analysis in leadership research: principles,
process and application 349
Jan Schilling
15 Biographical methods in leadership research 372
Miguel Pina e Cunha, Marianne Lewis, Arménio Rego and
Wendy K. Smith
PART V SUMMARY
16 Leadership in the future, and the future of leadership research 403
Robert G. Lord
17 Authors’ tips for doing top-quality research 430
Index 439
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Contributors
Chu-Hsiang (Daisy) Chang, Michigan State University, USA
SinHui Chong, Michigan State University, USA
Alexandra (Sasha) Cook, Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany
Miguel Pina e Cunha, Nova School of Business and Economics,
Portugal
Aurora J. Dixon, Michigan State University, USA
Emilija Djurdjevic, University of Rhode Island, USA
Roseanne J. Foti, Virginia Tech, USA
Viktoria Gochmann, University of Kassel, Germany
Janaki Gooty, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA
Rosalie J. Hall, Durham University Business School, Durham University,
UK
Remus Ilies, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Russell E. Johnson, Michigan State University, USA
Markku Jokisaari, University of Turku, Finland, and Durham University
Business School, Durham University, UK
Rex B. Kline, Concordia University, Canada
Marianne Lewis, Cass Business School, City University of London, UK
Wen-Dong Li, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Robert G. Lord, Durham University Business School, Durham University,
UK
Maureen E. McCusker, Virginia Tech, USA
Bertolt Meyer, Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany
Pedro Neves, Nova School of Business and Economics, Portugal
Sandra Ohly, University of Kassel, Germany
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Arménio Rego, Católica Porto Business School, Universidade Católica
Portuguesa, and Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL), Business
Research Unit, Portugal
Eric F. Rietzschel, University of Groningen, the Netherlands
Diana Rus, Creative Peas Consultancy and University of Groningen, the
Netherlands
Jan Schilling, University of Applied Administrative Sciences, Hannover,
Germany
Birgit Schyns, NEOMA Business School, France, and Durham University
Business School, Durham University, UK
Wendy K. Smith, University of Delaware, USA
Savvas Trichas, Open University of Cyprus and CDA College, Cyprus
Wei Wang, University of Central Florida, USA
Jessica M. Webb, Michigan State University, USA
Barbara Wisse, University of Groningen, the Netherlands, and Durham
University Business School, Durham University, UK
Francis J. Yammarino, State University of New York at Binghamton,
USA
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Acknowledgements
We are indebted to the external reviewers for this book who gave their
time generously to improve the chapters of this book. Our thanks go to:
Talib AlHinai, Durham University Business School, Durham University,
UK
Susanna Chui, Durham University Business School, Durham University,
UK
Shahira Dahari, Durham University Business School, Durham University,
UK
Alexandra Hauser, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany
Steve Lockey, Durham University Business School, Durham University,
UK
Ekaterina Pogrebtsova, University of Guelph, Canada
Micah Roediger, Virginia Tech, USA
Dean Rosenwald, University of Pittsburgh; SolarCell Design, LLC, USA
Thomas Sasso, University of Guelph, Canada
Maria Joao Velez, Nova School of Business and Economics, Portugal
Kenneth Wenk, University of Pittsburgh, USA
Xiatong (Janey) Zheng, Durham University Business School, Durham
University, UK
Yuyan (Cherry) Zheng, London School of Economics, UK
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