Introducing and validating a single-item measure of identity leadership: The visual identity leadership scale (VILS)

Steffens, Niklas K. and Haslam, S. Alexander and Dick, Rolf van and Lemoine, Jérémy E. and Mazlan, Maskor and Kratzer, Benedikt E and Christensen, Julia and Kerschreiter, Rudolf (2024) Introducing and validating a single-item measure of identity leadership: The visual identity leadership scale (VILS). British Journal of Social Psychology. pp. 1-23. ISSN 0144-6665

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Abstract

In the present research, we introduce and validate a single�item measure of identity leadership—the visual identity leadership scale (VILS). The VILS uses Venn diagrams of sets of overlapping circles to denote different degrees of alignment between a leader's characteristics and behav�iours and a group's values and goals. Key advantages of the VILS over other existing multi-item scales are that it pro�vides a holistic assessment of identity leadership, is short, and can be adapted to address novel research questions that are impractical to address with existing scales (e.g. in diary studies, assessing multiple comparisons of many leaders or groups). Data from three studies (conducted in India, the United States and Germany) provide evidence of the VILS' construct reliability and validity. Results also showcase the instrument's capacity to be adapted to assess variations of identity leadership—for example, by assessing a leader's convergence with descriptive and ideal notions of collec�tive self (i.e. with ‘who we are’ and ‘who we want to be’). We discuss the value of including the VILS in the toolbox that researchers and practitioners can utilize to expand our understanding of identity processes in leadership and group behaviour.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	group, identity, identity, identity leadership, social identity, visual scale
Subjects:	General Management > General Management
Divisions:	General Management and Enterpreneurship
Depositing User:	Mr. Mahesha Havanje
Date Deposited:	11 Sep 2024 06:27
Last Modified:	11 Sep 2024 06:27
URI:	http://tapmi.informaticsglobal.com/id/eprint/814

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