Leadership Development as Identity Change: An Analysis of the Impact of a Deliberate Leadership Development Program test

Abstract

According to Ibarra, et al (2010) leadership development requires re-creation of identify. For this article we examined a leadership development program, searching for evidence that identity change had occurred. Specifically, we collected data at a military academy where leadership development was the focal point of the institution's mission. Using leadership behaviors and skills suggested by Yuki (2008) we were able to show how the perceived importance of these skills changed as students progressed through the program. We also found that the perceived importance of certain leadership skills depended on a student's "change readiness". Finally, we searched for evidence that women value relationship-oriented leadership skills more highly than men.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 09, 2014
Accession Number
AD1015285

Entities

People

  • David A. Levy
  • James E. Parco
  • Kevin Davis

Organizations

  • United States Air Force Academy

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Behavior And Behavior Mechanisms
  • Behavioral Disciplines And Activities
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Commerce
  • Economics
  • Group Dynamics
  • Human Behavior
  • Identities
  • Leadership
  • Mathematics

Readers

  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.
  • Organizational Psychology.