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Spreading activation in connectionist leader prototypes: The impact of crisis

Fischbein, Rebecca L
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1133404207

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2005, Doctor of Philosophy, University of Akron, Psychology-Industrial/Organizational.
The current study investigated how spreading activation within connectionist leader prototypes changes as a result of both the manner in which a potential leader is described and also the leadership context, specifically crisis. Several pilot studies were performed which determined that the traits and behaviors that comprise leader prototypes change as a result of context. The Focal Study manipulated leader prototypicality as well as a crisis/noncrisis context and examined these effects on Modified Stroop Task reaction times and descriptiveness ratings for the traits and behaviors obtained in the pilot studies. Several hypotheses consistent with a spreading activation in connectionist leader prototypes model were proposed. Consistent with previous research (Smith & Foti, 1998), potential leaders described as having prototypical leadership traits were rated as higher on General Leader Impressions (GLI). However, the interaction of the crisis context and leader prototypicality descriptions failed to influence Modified Stroop Task reaction times or ratings of trait descriptiveness. However, exploratory analyses found that the crisis context interacts with idiosyncratic leadership perceptions to influence ratings of trait descriptiveness.
Robert Lord (Advisor)
212 p.
Leadership; Prototypes; Crisis; Connectionism

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  • Fischbein, R. L. (2005). Spreading activation in connectionist leader prototypes: The impact of crisis [Doctoral dissertation, University of Akron]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1133404207

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Fischbein, Rebecca. Spreading activation in connectionist leader prototypes: The impact of crisis. 2005. University of Akron, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1133404207.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Fischbein, Rebecca. "Spreading activation in connectionist leader prototypes: The impact of crisis." Doctoral dissertation, University of Akron, 2005. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1133404207

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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