讲座题目：Genetics and Temporal Dynamics：Implications for Leadership Research

主 讲 人 ：香港中文大学 李文东 副教授

讲座时间：2023年7月9日（周日）上午8：30

讲座地点：江湾楼 336 晨星厅

主 持 人 ：中南大学商学院 颜爱民 教授

摘 要：

The great man theory of leadership highlights the significance of individual differences (e.g., personality and genetics) in shaping leadership emergence and effectiveness. In this talk, I will briefly introduce our two recent studies that challenges and complements this perspective. In the first study, we examined whether becoming a leader will alter one’s personality traits, probing the possibility of reverse causality in the personality—leadership relationship. We found in two national longitudinal samples that becoming a leader from an employee enhanced one’s conscientiousness—an important form of leader development, and the influence was channeled through change of job demands. In the second study, we examined the possibility of so-called “leadership genes” based on a large UK dataset (N = 248,640). We found that the so-called “leadership genes” were also positively related to bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and alcohol consumption, as well other positive well-being indicators. I conclude with a discussion of the implications of our findings to future leadership research and offering some useful novel approaches to investigate temporal dynamics.

主讲人简介:

李文东，香港中文大学副教授（终身教职），多伦多大学罗特曼管理学院和明尼苏达大学卡尔森管理学院访问学者。研究兴趣为领导力、动机、工作分析与设计、创业、团队合作、人员配置、就业培训与发展、薪酬和研究方法。研究成果发表于Journal of Applied Psychology, Leadership Quarterly, PNAS和Personnel Psychology等国际心理学和管理学顶级杂志。担任Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology副主编，Management and Organization Review和Asia Pacific Journal of Management资深编辑，Journal of Applied Psychology, Personnel Psychology, Journal of Management, Journal of Organizational Behavior和Acta Psychologica Sinica编委成员。