Ceasar Douglas

• PhD
• Chair at Florida State University

This Symposium will showcase the range of critical perspectives currently being applied to the term ‘authentic leadership’. In an Academy of Management meeting dedicated to ‘The Power of Words’, there can be few words within contemporary leadership studies which attract more critique than ‘authenticity’. The debate ranges from those scholars who qu...

We have witnessed renewed interest in the trait view approach to leadership in recent years, and this new work has focused on multi-stage models that more precisely articulate the intermediate linkages that occur between leader traits/characteristics and leadership effectiveness. Consistent with this renewed interest and activity, we propose that l...

Purpose – With extant research on the relationship between trust and effectiveness being inconclusive, the present study attempts to create a foundational investigation that examines the role of multiple mediators in the team trust – team effectiveness relationship. The authors identified the two emergent states of cohesion and satisfaction as inte...

Grounded in leader–member exchange, social exchange, political skill and influence theories, the present two-study investigation tests the model that leader political skill is related to both leader and follower effectiveness through leader–follower relationship quality. It is hypothesized that leader political skill is associated with leader effec...

Transformational leadership (TL) and leader–member exchange (LMX) literatures provide theoretical frameworks and accompanying empirical evidence for studying the relationship between leader behavior and effectiveness. Although prior attention has been given to gender differences in leadership style and leader effectiveness, the moderating effects o...

Political skill is a construct that was introduced more than two decades ago as a necessary com-petency to possess to be effective in organizations. Unfortunately, despite appeals by organiza-tional scientists to further develop this construct, it lay dormant until very recently. The present article defines and characterizes the construct domain of...

Although adopting self-directed work teams (SDWTs) presents a challenge, this study shows that subordinates’ perceptions of managers’ influence strategies affect the success of change within organizations. Using data collected over 18 months, this study examined employees’ perceptions of managerial communication used prior to and during the impleme...

The present research was developed to examine the conceptualization and measurement of the political skill construct and to provide validation evidence for the Political Skill Inventory (PSI). The results of three investigations, involving seven samples, are reported that demonstrate consistency of the factor structure across studies, construct val...

It has been argued that political skill is one of the most important competencies leaders can possess, contributing to effectiveness in organizations. However, little empirical research has been conducted to date to test notions concerning the effects of leader political skill on employee reactions. In this study, a causal model was proposed and te...

We examine the multidimensionality and level of analysis issues of the leader skill political construct and test its effect on leader effectiveness ratings using administrative personnel from a public school district. Using a target report measure, our results show that a subordinate's perceptions of leader political skill exhibit two dimensions an...

In this paper, we explore the integration of trust and accountability, and in so doing, we employ the accountability role theory model proposed by Frink and Klimoski [Toward a theory of accountability in organizations and human resources management. In Ferris, G. R. (Ed.) Research in personnel and human resources management, vol. 16 (pp. 1–51). Sta...

In the face of heightened competitive pressures, elevated quality expectations, and calls for worker empowerment, more and more organizations have turned to self-directed work teams (SDWTs). A review of the literature devoted to SDWTs suggests that managers often struggle with the transition to SDWTs because of the required shift in control to SDWT...

The present study investigates the impact of the political skill of leaders on team performance. More specifically, this study examined the role of leader political skill in the performance of casework teams in a large state child welfare system. Team performance was operationalized as “permanency rate,” or the successful placement of children into...

This study investigates whether the relationship between conscientiousness and performance , is stronger for individuals who are high on emotional intelligence. The results of hierarchical moderated regression analyses supported the hypothesis by demonstrating that the relationship between conscientiousness and work performance is positive for indi...

Emotional intelligence reflects the ability to read and understand others in social contexts, to detect the nuances of emotional reactions, and to utilize such knowledge to influence others through emotional regulation and control. As such, it represents a critically important competency for effective leadership and team performance in organization...

Prati, Douglas, Ferris, Ammeter, and Buckley (2003) have proposed that emotional intelligence is a critical component in effective team leadership and team outcomes. John Antonakis (2003) questioned whether the first claim in this article, that emotional intelligence is critical for effective team leadership, is justified. He presents six questions...

Influence tactics are goal-oriented behaviors that individuals use to obtain desired outcomes. Thus, it is important that managers understand subordinates' use of influence tactics and the effects of these tactics on organizational outcomes. In this paper, we argue that positive affect (PA) will moderate the relationship between upward influence ta...

Leadership has been an active area of scientific investigation for over half a century, with scholars developing different perspectives on antecedents, processes, and outcomes. Conspicuous in its absence has been a conceptualization of leadership from a political perspective, despite appeals for such a theory and the widely acknowledged view of pol...

Social influence processes in organizations involve the demonstration of particular behavioral tactics and strategies by individuals to influence behavioral outcomes controlled by others in ways that maximize influencer positive outcomes and minimize negative outcomes. Such processes necessarily draw from research in topic areas labeled impression...

A growing number of organizations are adopting self-directed work teams (SDWTs), but many firms experience trouble with the transition – the time needed for SDWT development. The addition of a SDWT represents a change in the organization and requires that managers adjust their use of influence behaviors. In this article I examine the impact that ma...

Social dynamics of interpersonal and group processes has been an active area of investigation in the organizational sciences for many years, as have the social effectiveness competencies that facilitate such process dynamics. In recent years, we have witnessed a proliferation of social effectiveness constructs in the field, which appear to reflect...

Kumar, A., Douglas, C. (2002). Self-assessment Framework for Business Organizations. Chicago: 38th Midwest Business Administration Association Conference Proceedings.

The authors surveyed students participating in Study Abroad Programs (SAPs) designed to increase students' exposure to different cultural contexts. The study measures worldmindedness, the extent to which individuals value global perspectives on various issues. It was hypothesized that participation in a SAP and the cultural difference between a stu...

Redesign activity is taking place within organizations faced with rapidly changing business environments. In this article, the current state of organization redesign, the role of information systems, and the effect of redesign activities on job satisfaction and motivation are reviewed. The current state and projected trends are then related to a fi...

The operations strategy literature has identified four primary dimensions on which a firm competes with another. These are: price, quality, flexibility, and delivery dependability. Of these, quality is perhaps the most critical dimension in terms of the impact on the degree of competitiveness imparted to a firm by a competitiveness dimension. In th...

This article focuses on recent federal court rulings affecting preferential treatment programs mandated by affirmative action policies and programs. The article addresses the greater burden that these decisions now place on organizations to justifying race-based remedial actions, and the standards by which these actions are judged. However, the pro...

Kumar, A., Motwani, J., Douglas, C. (1998). Measuring Quality Savviness of a Service or Manufacturing Operations Using TQM-Index: A Framework for Attaining Superiority Through Quality (pp. 23-26). Chicago: 34th Midwest Business Administration Association Conference Proceedings.

This research explores the link and importance of creating and maintaining networks with statewide and county-wide leadership training programs. The first section provides a review of literature on networking and its importance for leadership inside and outside organizations. The next section focuses on the method of research of surveying and inter...

In November of 1998, Daimler-Benz A.G. and the Chrysler Corporation agree to one of the largest mergers in automotive industry history. This union, described as "a merger of equals," quickly reveals the problems that can arise when cultures clash. After ten months of conflict and the resignation of several top American executives, Daimler-Chrysler...