Linking leader personality traits to motivation to lead: A self-concept approach

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Lu Chen
Cite this article:  Chen, L. (2016). Linking leader personality traits to motivation to lead: A self-concept approach. Social Behavior and Personality: An international journal, 44(11), 1913-1926.


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I tested a model of motivation to lead in relation to two types of leader traits (narcissism and humility). I proposed that leader traits would influence individuals’ motivation to lead through the self-concept construction processes of leadership self-efficacy and positivity in leader identity. Using a 3-wave time-lagged sample comprising 280 managers, I found that (a) both narcissism and humility had significant and positive influences on the affective-identity and social–normative components of motivation to lead; and (b) these relationships were mediated by leadership self-efficacy and positivity in leader identity. I discuss the implications of these findings for research on leader traits, leadership development, and cross-cultural management.

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