Developing a measure for "connectorship" as a component of engaged leadership

dc.contributor.authorDastmalchian, Ali
dc.contributor.authorRezac, Darcy
dc.contributor.authorMuzyka, Daniel F.
dc.contributor.authorBayraktar, Seçil
dc.contributor.authorSteinke, Claudia
dc.contributor.authorİmer, Havva Pınar
dc.date.accessioned2021-01-02T19:12:09Z
dc.date.available2021-01-02T19:12:09Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.departmentFakülteler, İşletme Fakültesi, İşletme Bölümüen_US
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.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipRix Centre at Vancouver Board of Tradeen_US
dc.identifier.citation3
dc.identifier.doi10.1108/LODJ-07-2014-0135en_US
dc.identifier.endpage427en_US
dc.identifier.issn0143-7739en_US
dc.identifier.issn1472-5347en_US
dc.identifier.issn0143-7739
dc.identifier.issn1472-5347
dc.identifier.issue3en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84982994120en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.startpage403en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12469/3705
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1108/LODJ-07-2014-0135
dc.identifier.volume47en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000376199900007en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3
dc.institutionauthorİmer, Havva Pınaren_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherEmerald Group Publishing Ltden_US
dc.relation.journalLeadership & Organization Development Journalen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectSocial capitalen_US
dc.subjectCommunityen_US
dc.subjectLeadershipen_US
dc.subjectMeasurementen_US
dc.subjectNetworkingen_US
dc.subjectScale developmenten_US
dc.subjectConnectorshipen_US
dc.subjectEngaged leadershipen_US
dc.titleDeveloping a measure for "connectorship" as a component of engaged leadershipen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dspace.entity.typePublication

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