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TY - JOUR
T1 - Social identity and leadership programmes in the Basque region
T2 - a study of leadership development programmes
AU - Pittaway, Luke
AU - Rivera, Olga
AU - Murphy, Anne
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - The purpose of the study was to explore how social identity influences the construction of leadership development programmes in the Basque Region. The Basque region is recognised as having a strong social and national identity (Kaufmann and Tödtling, 2000; McNeill, 2000). Historically leadership development has been focused on practising leaders and managers and delivered by universities, consultants and other intermediaries. A recent study reported in the paper has shown managerial dissatisfaction with current provision in the region and has illustrated a need for provision to focus on ‘skills’ for ‘leadership’. What is meant by ‘skills’ and ‘leadership’ is, however, embedded within the Spanish language and Basque identity (Kasmir, 1996; Whyte, 1999). The paper introduces theories of social identity as they are applied to the study of leadership and it explores how these theories can help explain perceptions of leadership.
AB - The purpose of the study was to explore how social identity influences the construction of leadership development programmes in the Basque Region. The Basque region is recognised as having a strong social and national identity (Kaufmann and Tödtling, 2000; McNeill, 2000). Historically leadership development has been focused on practising leaders and managers and delivered by universities, consultants and other intermediaries. A recent study reported in the paper has shown managerial dissatisfaction with current provision in the region and has illustrated a need for provision to focus on ‘skills’ for ‘leadership’. What is meant by ‘skills’ and ‘leadership’ is, however, embedded within the Spanish language and Basque identity (Kasmir, 1996; Whyte, 1999). The paper introduces theories of social identity as they are applied to the study of leadership and it explores how these theories can help explain perceptions of leadership.
U2 - 10.1177/107179190501100302
DO - 10.1177/107179190501100302
M3 - Journal article
VL - 11
SP - 17
EP - 29
JO - Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies
JF - Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies
SN - 1548-0518
IS - 3
ER -