Early dysfunctional parental influence in leadership development: An adult attachment perspective
Grant Data
Project Title
Early dysfunctional parental influence in leadership development: An adult attachment perspective
Principal Investigator
Dr Zhang, Yiwen
(Principal Investigator (PI))
Co-Investigator(s)
Dr Simon Lauren
(Co-Investigator)
Duration
36
Start Date
2017-01-01
Amount
387000
Conference Title
Early dysfunctional parental influence in leadership development: An adult attachment perspective
Presentation Title
Keywords
abusive supervision, adult attachment, dysfunctional parenting, lassiez-faire leadership, trait activation
Discipline
Management
Panel
Business Studies (B)
HKU Project Code
17522816
Grant Type
General Research Fund (GRF)
Funding Year
2016
Status
Completed
Objectives
1 To develop and test theory with regard to how and why leaders' early experience of parental abuse is related to subsequent abusive supervision against their followers through leaders' avoidant attachment style 2 To develop and test theory with regard to how and why leaders' early experience of parental neglect is related to subsequent laissez-faire leadership through leaders' anxiety attachment style 3 To examine the moderating role of higher-level supervisory behavior in shaping the relationship between leaders' insecure attachment styles and leadership behaviors