Leadership and Role Modelling: Understanding Workplace Dynamics

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This edited volume explores the influence of role modelling as a process in the workplace; in particular, whether it can aid career development, offer psycho-social support, and provide the motivation and means to achieve goals. Chapters examine whether the dynamics of personal identification and self-belief can affect the way that role models are chosen, placing emphasis on geographical diversity and cultural aspects. By including studies of gender and followership in both American and Indian settings, the scholars and practitioners who contribute to this collection outline key aspects of role modelling, and its effect as a developmental tool in the workplace, from the perspective of the individual and organisations. This book is a valuable resource for academics interested in organisations, management, and diversity, as well as practitioners and policy-makers involved in leadership programmes, who will find its collection of both theoretical and empirical findings extremely useful. Front Matter ....Pages i-xxxix Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 A Followership Perspective on Role Modelling and Mentorship (Cassandra A. Ray, Michelle T. Violanti)....Pages 3-22 Role Modelling and Its Impact on the Self-Development of Academics (Julie Nyanjom)....Pages 23-45 Role Modelling as an Alternative to Mentoring for Career Development Outcomes in Organisations (Tanjia M. Coleman)....Pages 47-75 Front Matter ....Pages 77-77 Close and Distant Female Role Models in the Workplace (Alexandra L. Lyman, Stacie F. Chappell)....Pages 79-104 Complexities in the Role Model Identification Process for Educated Women from Rural India (Annu Mathew)....Pages 105-133 Front Matter ....Pages 135-135 Role Modelling as a Means of Transformative Growth (Kshitij Sharma)....Pages 137-155 Fostering Vision, Culture, and Accountability in Young Organisations Through Role Modelling (Timothy Franklyn)....Pages 157-178 Being and Following Role Models (Raju Ramachandran, T. S. Sridhar, Sudarshan Iyengar)....Pages 179-192 Back Matter ....Pages 193-200