Abstract
Research in corporate settings has demonstrated the importance of leaders seeking feedback on such dimensions as credibility, effectiveness, engagement, and productivity. This study looked at feedback seeking behavior by student leaders. Explored were the extent to which feedback-seeking impacted how people felt when working with leaders, and how feedback-seeking might be influenced by age, gender, ethnicity, nationality, leadership experiences, and skill levels. Using an archival database, the sample included responses from 91,561 student leaders and observations from 365,747 of their peers. Few substantive differences were found on the basis of demographics, while those with more leadership experiences and skills reported the highest frequency of feedback-seeking behavior. Engagement levels were positively related to the frequency to which leaders sought feedback from others. Implications for future research and suggestions for the development of student leaders are provided.
Citation
Posner, B.Z. (2019), "EXPLORING FACTORS RELATED TO FEEDBACK-SEEKING BY STUDENT LEADERS", Journal of Leadership Education, Vol. 18 No. 4, pp. 28-38. https://doi.org/10.12806/V18/I4/R3
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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