Study level

  • PhD
  • Master of Philosophy
  • Honours

Faculty/School

Faculty of Business and Law

School of Management

Topic status

We're looking for students to study this topic.

Research centre

Supervisors

Dr Mazlan Maskor
Position
Lecturer
Division / Faculty
Faculty of Business & Law

Overview

Research and practice often focus on how leadership is successfully developed or built. Little attention is given to the factors that may undermine leadership. Understanding these factors may help shed light on how effective leadership is sustained through challenges and setbacks.

Taking a social identity approach to leadership, this research may investigate:

  • the potential destabilisers of leadership within teams and organisations
  • the lifecycle of leadership within groups
  • the factors that turn followers away from their leader.

Research activities

  • Designing field, quasi, and experimental studies.
  • Analyse quantitative and qualitative data.
  • Develop manuscripts for submission to peer-reviewed journals.

Skills and experience

These skills are all desirable but negotiable. Your skills can be developed over time.

We are looking for people with an understanding of:

  • social identity theorising within organisations
  • field, quasi, and/or experimental research designs
  • methods for gathering qualitative and/or quantitative data
  • qualitative and quantitative analysis.

Scholarships

You may be eligible to apply for a research scholarship.

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