Predictive Value of Intelligence, Masculinity-Femininity, and Dominance for Leader Emergence

摘要

This proposal finds the study of leadership has abandoned the trait theory for unjustifiable reasons. These reasons, a misinterpretation of Stogdill and Mann's reviews, the accusation that situational variables are not considered, and the failure to recognize traits as constructs that perceivers used to help organize perceptions of others, are why this proposal focuses on the integration of two traditional approaches to trait theory, trait identification and leader emergence. This study proposes a full rotation design (both subjects and tasks varied) be run to establish the consistency of emergent leadership across groups and situations. Next, a correlational study will be run to establish the relationship of intelligence, masculinity-femininity, and dominance with leader emergence. It is hypothesized that intelligence, masculinity-femininity, and dominance will all be significantly correlated with leader emergence. Additionally, these three traits will be regressed on an individual's leadership score which is expected will account for a large percentage of the leadership variance. (SDW)