TY - JOUR
AU - Ngu, Simon
AB - The principle of regulatory fit implies thatmanagers should demonstrate more transformational leadership, and refrain fromcritical or detached behavior, if their subordinates exhibit a promotion focusor extraverted personality. Furthermore, emotional intelligence should enhancethe capacity of managers to adapt their leadership style and accommodate thesecharacteristics of employees. To assess these propositions, 263 pairs ofmanagers and subordinates completed questionnaires that assess the emotionalintelligence and leadership style of the manager as well as the regulatoryfocus and organizational commitment of the subordinate. Critical, detachedleadership was especially likely to be inversely related to the commitment ofsubordinates who demonstrated a promotion focus. Nevertheless, relative toother managers, individuals who reported emotional intelligence were not morelikely to demonstrate transformational leadership, or abstain from critical,detached behavior, when their subordinates focused on promotion. A secondstudy, in which 166 pairs of nurses and their supervisors participated,revealed that managers who claimed to understand the emotions of otherindividuals seemed to curb their critical, detached behavior when theirsubordinates were extraverted. Taken together, these findings suggest thatemotional intelligence might enhance the capacity of managers to adapt theirleadership style appropriately, but only in some contexts.
TI - The Effect of Follower Regulatory Focus and Extraversion on Leadership Behavior: The Role of Emotional Intelligence
JF - Journal of Individual Differences
DO - 10.1027/1614-0001.27.2.93
DA - 2006-01-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/american-psychological-association/the-effect-of-follower-regulatory-focus-and-extraversion-on-leadership-X10orWyP73
SP - 93
EP - 107
VL - 27
IS - 2
DP - DeepDyve
ER -