Kastenmueller, Andreas and Greitemeyer, Tobias and Zehl, Stefanie and Tattersall, Andrew J. and George, Helen and Frey, Dieter and Fischer, Peter (2014) Leadership and Information Processing The Influence of Transformational and Transactional Leadership on Selective Information Search, Evaluation, and Conveying. SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY, 45 (5). pp. 357-370. ISSN 1864-9335, 2151-2590
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There is a large body of research showing that people selectively prefer information that supports their decisions and opinions, and avoid conflicting information (selective information processing). Three studies were conducted to examine how the different leadership styles of supervisors influence subordinates' selective information processing (i.e., the evaluation, seeking, and conveying of information). Studies 1 and 2 indicate that students in the role of subordinates who were exposed to transformational supervisors process information in a more balanced way than do those who were led by a transactional supervisor. Study 3 was carried out with professionals and showed that transformational leadership was negatively correlated with selective information seeking and conveying. This finding was mediated by the experience of positive emotions. Transactional leadership, by contrast, was not significantly associated with selective information processing. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | EXPOSURE; IMPACT; MOTIVATION; DISSONANCE; EMOTIONS; BEHAVIOR; leadership; selective exposure; decision-making |
| Subjects: | 100 Philosophy & psychology > 150 Psychology |
| Divisions: | Psychology and Pedagogy > Institut für Psychologie > Lehrstuhl für Psychologie V (Sozial-, Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie) - Prof. Dr. Peter Fischer |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 28 Nov 2019 14:17 |
| Last Modified: | 28 Nov 2019 14:17 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/10901 |
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