Social class, leaders and leadership: a critical review and suggestions for development

Authors

Sean R. Martin, Boston College
Benjamin D. Innis, Roger Williams UniversityFollow
Ray G. Ward, Boston College

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Current opinion in psychology

Publication Date

2017

Comments

Published in: Current opinion in psychology, vol. 18, 2017.

Abstract

Reviews research concerning the relationship between social class and leadership.

Reviews research concerning social class and leader role occupancy/emergence.

Findings suggest higher-class relates to leader emergence, but not necessarily performance.

Suggests that class may relate to (mis)matched beliefs about how leaders and followers should act.

Volume

18

First Page

49

Last Page

54

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2017.08.001

Recommended Citation

Martin, S. R., Innis, B. D. and Ward, R. G., 2017. Social class, leaders and leadership: a critical review and suggestions for development. Current opinion in psychology, 18, pp.49-54.