A Comparison Of Traits And Skills Theories
The Comparison Paper: A Comparing Traits and Skills Theories
Impact on Leadership
Robert L. Reese
Grand Canyon University
October 1st, 2014
Introduction
In this review (see table 1) two empirical articles were compared, one that reviewed Trait Theory of leadership, and the other that reviewed Skills Theory of leadership. Personality and Leadership: A Qualitative and Quantitative Review, authored by Timothy A. Judge, Joyce E. Bono, Remus Ilies, and Megan W. Gerhardt conducted quantifiable evaluations of the connection between character traits and Leadership. The rationale of this research study was the existence of unreliable and inadequate results from prior examinations that have, until recently, provided a …show more content…
al. discusses the following limitations. In the review and subsequent research it was found to be important to determine which traits are relevant, as well as why. Within this study these process oriented issues could not be addressed. According to the authors there are many situational reasons that may impact the validity of personality characteristics in actually predicting leadership. A drawback of the meta-analysis within the study was that there may be representative effects on the lower order traits. Specifically, personality traits within a particular Big Five dimension may be differentially connected to leadership across the settings. Judge, et. al.(2002) point out using the example, that dominance may display greater association with leadership in student settings than in military or government settings (Timothy A. Judge, …show more content…
There are many situational factors that may moderate the validity of personality in predicting leadership. A limitation of the meta-analysis is that there may be nested representative effects involving the lower order traits. Specifically, traits within a Big Five dimension may be differentially associated with leadership across the study settings. For example, dominance may display greater associations with leadership in student settings than in military or government settings.
Future research will take advantage of the conceptual and practical findings and further test the model in other organizations, as well as refine management development, placement, and selection systems in organizations.
Future research should explore the extent to which the results replicate when other sources of information are drawn upon to determine the leadership skill requirements.
Results/ Conclusions
What did the author find through the study? Was the original question answered?
Extraversion was the strongest correlate of leadership. Conscientiousness and then
Neuroticism and Openness to Experience displayed the next strongest correlations with leadership. Indicating that we can be confident that the relationship of four of the Big Five traits to leadership is
Impact on Leadership
Robert L. Reese
Grand Canyon University
October 1st, 2014
Introduction
In this review (see table 1) two empirical articles were compared, one that reviewed Trait Theory of leadership, and the other that reviewed Skills Theory of leadership. Personality and Leadership: A Qualitative and Quantitative Review, authored by Timothy A. Judge, Joyce E. Bono, Remus Ilies, and Megan W. Gerhardt conducted quantifiable evaluations of the connection between character traits and Leadership. The rationale of this research study was the existence of unreliable and inadequate results from prior examinations that have, until recently, provided a …show more content…
al. discusses the following limitations. In the review and subsequent research it was found to be important to determine which traits are relevant, as well as why. Within this study these process oriented issues could not be addressed. According to the authors there are many situational reasons that may impact the validity of personality characteristics in actually predicting leadership. A drawback of the meta-analysis within the study was that there may be representative effects on the lower order traits. Specifically, personality traits within a particular Big Five dimension may be differentially connected to leadership across the settings. Judge, et. al.(2002) point out using the example, that dominance may display greater association with leadership in student settings than in military or government settings (Timothy A. Judge, …show more content…
There are many situational factors that may moderate the validity of personality in predicting leadership. A limitation of the meta-analysis is that there may be nested representative effects involving the lower order traits. Specifically, traits within a Big Five dimension may be differentially associated with leadership across the study settings. For example, dominance may display greater associations with leadership in student settings than in military or government settings.
Future research will take advantage of the conceptual and practical findings and further test the model in other organizations, as well as refine management development, placement, and selection systems in organizations.
Future research should explore the extent to which the results replicate when other sources of information are drawn upon to determine the leadership skill requirements.
Results/ Conclusions
What did the author find through the study? Was the original question answered?
Extraversion was the strongest correlate of leadership. Conscientiousness and then
Neuroticism and Openness to Experience displayed the next strongest correlations with leadership. Indicating that we can be confident that the relationship of four of the Big Five traits to leadership is