---
_id: '48518'
abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: 'Although the leadership literature has emphasized the importance of leader
    identity for leader behaviors and leader effectiveness, little is known about
    whether and how professionals, who are experts in their field and hold a formal
    leader role, construe a leader identity. To expand our understanding of leader
    identity construal, we explored how professors in German research universities
    interpreted their formal leader role and whether and how they saw themselves as
    leaders. Based on findings from an inductive interview study, we contribute to
    the literature in three ways: First, our findings imply that patterns of professional
    identity and leader identity dimensions likely predict when a leader role is <jats:italic>rejected</jats:italic>,
    <jats:italic>accommodated</jats:italic>, <jats:italic>incorporated</jats:italic>,
    or <jats:italic>emphasized</jats:italic>. Second, we explain why professionals
    with a formal leader role see themselves primarily as <jats:italic>specialists</jats:italic>,
    <jats:italic>mentors</jats:italic>, <jats:italic>managers</jats:italic>, or <jats:italic>shapers</jats:italic>.
    Third, we extend previous notions of the leader identity concept by elaborating
    on its dimensions. Our findings have practical implications on an individual and
    organizational level, and may help design more effective leadership development
    programs.'
author:
- first_name: Stephanie K.
  full_name: Rehbock, Stephanie K.
  last_name: Rehbock
- first_name: Sylvia
  full_name: Hubner-Benz, Sylvia
  id: '100407'
  last_name: Hubner-Benz
- first_name: Kristin
  full_name: Knipfer, Kristin
  last_name: Knipfer
- first_name: Claudia V.
  full_name: Peus, Claudia V.
  last_name: Peus
citation:
  ama: Rehbock SK, Hubner-Benz S, Knipfer K, Peus CV. What kind of leader am I? An
    exploration of professionals’ leader identity construal. <i>Applied Psychology</i>.
    2022;72(2):559-587. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1111/apps.12389">10.1111/apps.12389</a>
  apa: Rehbock, S. K., Hubner-Benz, S., Knipfer, K., &#38; Peus, C. V. (2022). What
    kind of leader am I? An exploration of professionals’ leader identity construal.
    <i>Applied Psychology</i>, <i>72</i>(2), 559–587. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1111/apps.12389">https://doi.org/10.1111/apps.12389</a>
  bibtex: '@article{Rehbock_Hubner-Benz_Knipfer_Peus_2022, title={What kind of leader
    am I? An exploration of professionals’ leader identity construal}, volume={72},
    DOI={<a href="https://doi.org/10.1111/apps.12389">10.1111/apps.12389</a>}, number={2},
    journal={Applied Psychology}, publisher={Wiley}, author={Rehbock, Stephanie K.
    and Hubner-Benz, Sylvia and Knipfer, Kristin and Peus, Claudia V.}, year={2022},
    pages={559–587} }'
  chicago: 'Rehbock, Stephanie K., Sylvia Hubner-Benz, Kristin Knipfer, and Claudia
    V. Peus. “What Kind of Leader Am I? An Exploration of Professionals’ Leader Identity
    Construal.” <i>Applied Psychology</i> 72, no. 2 (2022): 559–87. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1111/apps.12389">https://doi.org/10.1111/apps.12389</a>.'
  ieee: 'S. K. Rehbock, S. Hubner-Benz, K. Knipfer, and C. V. Peus, “What kind of
    leader am I? An exploration of professionals’ leader identity construal,” <i>Applied
    Psychology</i>, vol. 72, no. 2, pp. 559–587, 2022, doi: <a href="https://doi.org/10.1111/apps.12389">10.1111/apps.12389</a>.'
  mla: Rehbock, Stephanie K., et al. “What Kind of Leader Am I? An Exploration of
    Professionals’ Leader Identity Construal.” <i>Applied Psychology</i>, vol. 72,
    no. 2, Wiley, 2022, pp. 559–87, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1111/apps.12389">10.1111/apps.12389</a>.
  short: S.K. Rehbock, S. Hubner-Benz, K. Knipfer, C.V. Peus, Applied Psychology 72
    (2022) 559–587.
date_created: 2023-10-27T12:45:28Z
date_updated: 2023-10-27T12:46:18Z
doi: 10.1111/apps.12389
intvolume: '        72'
issue: '2'
keyword:
- Applied Psychology
- Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
- Developmental and Educational Psychology
language:
- iso: eng
page: 559-587
publication: Applied Psychology
publication_identifier:
  issn:
  - 0269-994X
  - 1464-0597
publication_status: published
publisher: Wiley
status: public
title: What kind of leader am I? An exploration of professionals' leader identity
  construal
type: journal_article
user_id: '100407'
volume: 72
year: '2022'
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