Understanding how leaders develop, adapt, and perform over time is central to many
theories of leadership. However, for a variety of conceptual and methodological reasons …

Abstract Machine Learning (ML) techniques offer exciting new avenues for leadership
research. In this paper we discuss how ML techniques can be used to inform predictive and …

One of the difficulties in evaluating leadership development is measuring whether and how
people change over the time period of the leadership development initiative. Even when …

This introduction provides an overview of The Leadership Quarterly special issue on
Longitudinal Studies of Leadership Development. The purposes of the special issue were to …

As one of the prominent outlets for leadership research, The Leadership Quarterly serves as
a window into the shifts taking place across the field. One such shift represented in the …

Addresses the use of multilevel random coefficient (MRC) models in the analysis of nested
data in organizational research. The author discusses the logic behind and the assumptions …

In this chapter, I intend to review and comment upon the range of research methods that are
employed by leadership researchers. This will require a consideration of broader issues …

A number of recent leadership studies have questioned whether situational variables are
important moderators of leadership effectiveness. Pessimistic conclusions from these …

In organizational research, studying “processes” is important for uncovering and
understanding the underlying causal mechanisms in a predictor-mediator-outcome logic …

Unfortunately, most researchers in leadership studies (and management in general) ignore
one key design and estimation problem rendering parameter estimates uninterpretable …