Developing leadership attributes that make academic employees feel more positive: A competitively sustainable model for employees leading themselves from within

Abstract

Purpose

This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies.

Design/methodology/approach

This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context.

Findings

This research paper concentrates on modeling the extent to which four employee leadership attributes translate to stimulating an individual employee's own work-related attitudes. A survey of Malaysian university-employed academics revealed that executive, innovative, adaptive, and effective employee leadership attributes all contribute to boosting work-related attitudes in the form of organizational commitment, job satisfaction, and career satisfaction. Innovative and executive leadership attributes proved to be the most powerfully positive catalysts of the identified work-related attitudes.

Originality/value

The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

Citation

(2020), "Developing leadership attributes that make academic employees feel more positive: A competitively sustainable model for employees leading themselves from within", Human Resource Management International Digest, Vol. 28 No. 2, pp. 3-5. https://doi.org/10.1108/HRMID-10-2019-0243