The Influence of Fit on Motivations to Lead

Abstract

As organizations strive to identify individuals who have the potential to succeed in leadership positions, it is important to understand what motivates individuals to lead others (i.e., motivation to lead; MTL). MTL is comprised of three distinct facets, including social-normative motives (i.e., leading with a sense of duty), affective-identity motives (i.e., a natural propensity to lead), and non-calculative motives (i.e., leading without considering the benefits). In this research, the U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences (ARI) investigated how perceptions of person-job (PJ) and person-organization (PO) fit impact each dimension of MTL. Results demonstrated that PJ and PO fit were related to each of the three dimensions of MTL. Exploratory analyses revealed that PO fit was more important in explaining each dimension of MTL, relative to PJ fit. Limitations and future research directions are discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2023
Accession Number
AD1211400

Entities

People

  • Julia H Whitaker
  • Julia Woods
  • Julie Jasewicz

Organizations

  • U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Applied Psychology
  • Business Administration
  • Consortiums
  • Contracts
  • Employment
  • Job Satisfaction
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Occupational Specialties
  • Military Research
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychology
  • Regression Analysis
  • Social Sciences
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States
  • Universities

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

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  • Military/Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technology
  • Organizational Psychology.