The charismatic relationship: a dramaturgical perspective

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In this article we present a model of the processes whereby social actors use impression management behaviors to create and maintain identities as charismatic leaders. Using a dramaturgical and interactive perspective, we examine the roles that the environment, actor (leader), and audience (followers) play in defining the situation and in jointly constructing a "charismatic relationship." We assert that charismatic leaders' self-systems and situational assessments guide their efforts to manage follower impressions of them, their vision, and their organization. Framing, scripting, staging, and performing constitute the basic phases in this dramaturgical process. Exemplification and promotion are identified as the primary strategies invoked by leaders during the performing phase to construct a charismatic image; facework is employed to protect this image when it is threatened. We also consider how and why followers come to attribute charisma to, identify strongly with, and direct high levels of positive affect toward the leader. We advance research propositions along with methodological recommendations for testing them, and we conclude by considering the model's practical implications for developing charismatic relationships that empower followers and facilitate the attainment of socially beneficial goals. (Reprinted by permission of the publisher.)

Research, Methods, Leadership, Drama, Plays, Impression formation (Psychology), Charisma (Psychology)

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The meaning of money: an individual-difference perspective

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Different meanings are attached to money and different people develop attitudes and behavioral tendencies toward it. This social and subjective function of money should not be neglected when conducting management research. The variance determined from the study of human attitudes toward money can also be important to organizational behavior research studies that aim to investigate further into motivation, teamwork and organizational design.

Social aspects, Analysis, Money, Organizational behavior, Value (Economics)

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The relationship between corporate philanthropy and shareholder wealth: A risk management perspective

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A complex theoretical explanation is presented that draws on multiple bodies of literature to present an academically rigorous version of a simple argument, 'good deeds earn chits'. The model aims to advance three core assertions, one of them being that corporate philanthropy can generate positive moral capital among communities and shareholders.

Comparative analysis, Corporate social responsibility, Philanthropy, Shareholder activism

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