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Small Group Research, Vol. 37, No. 5, 522-539 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/1046496406293013
© 2006 SAGE Publications

The Personality of Followers and its Effect on the Perception of Leadership

An Overview, a Study, and a Research Agenda

Birgit Schyns

University of Portsmouth

Jörg Felfe

University of Halle–Wittenberg

This article focuses on the way in which followers' personality characteristics shape their perception of transformational leaders. After a review of prior research, a study using a U.S. employee sample is presented in which follower extraversion and agreeableness are found to be related to the perception of transformational leadership. On the basis of this research, the authors formulate questions concerning the relationship between followers' personality and the perception of transformational leadership. With reference to these questions, the authors outline an agenda for future research.

Key Words: leadership • personality • Big Five • transformational leadership • perception of leadership


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