On 26 April at 12:00 in room 2610-530, there will be an OSA seminar by Gary Johns, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Management, John Molson School of Business at Concordia University, Montreal, entitled:

The Context Deficit in Leadership Research

Abstract
Complementary evidence from narrative literature reviews and meta-analyses leads to the conclusion that much research suffers from a lack of attention to the context in which leadership occurs. Several possible reasons for this context deficit are refuted, and it is argued that the context deficit is a negative manifestation of the romance of leadership. Advantages of enhanced attention to context include reduction of omitted variable bias, improved understanding of anomalous research results, differentiation and integration of research findings, and enhanced teaching and practice. Improved contextual appreciation can be facilitated by embracing an interdisciplinary perspective, focusing on events, behavior, and change, employing experience sampling, conducting more qualitative research, using a configural approach, studying how leaders process contextual cues, adopting context-specific leadership measures, and improving publication practices.

Everyone is welcome!