Follower Development

Follower Development is a leadership-oriented process through which leaders enhance the personal, professional, and ethical growth of subordinates, distinguishing it from broader developmental practices by its focus on empowering followers to achieve higher levels of self-efficacy, autonomy, and leadership capacity within servant and transformational leadership frameworks.

161

Publications

21K

Citations

323

Authors

177

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

Variants

Development Of Followers

Parents

Servant LeadershipTransformational Leadership

Children

Follower AdaptabilityFollower Citizenship BehaviorFollower Competence DevelopmentFollower Developmental Need StrengthFollower Empowerment ClimateFollower Ethical DevelopmentFollower Feedback SeekingFollower Growth MindsetFollower Identity DevelopmentFollower Job Crafting

Publications

161

“Can you see the real me?” A self-based model of authentic leader and follower development

William L. Gardner, Bruce J. Avolio, Fred Luthans et al. · The Leadership Quarterly · 2005 · 2.2K citations

Management, Leadership, Social Psychology +16

IMPACT OF TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP ON FOLLOWER DEVELOPMENT AND PERFORMANCE: A FIELD EXPERIMENT.

Tom Dvir, Dov Eden, Bruce J. Avolio et al. · Academy of Management Journal · 2002 · 1.8K citations

Management, Leadership, Organizational Behavior +16

Authentic leadership and eudaemonic well-being: Understanding leader–follower outcomes

Remus Ilieș, Frederick P. Morgeson, Jennifer D. Nahrgang · The Leadership Quarterly · 2005 · 1.3K citations

Management, Leadership, Psychology +16

The Role of Followers in the Charismatic Leadership Process: Relationships and Their Consequences

Jane M. Howell, Boas Shamir · Academy of Management Review · 2005 · 865 citations

Management, Leadership, Social Psychology +14

Modeling How to Grow: An Inductive Examination of Humble Leader Behaviors, Contingencies, and Outcomes

Bradley P. Owens, David R. Hekman · Academy of Management Journal · 2012 · 750 citations

Management, Leadership, Organizational Behavior +12

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Authors

323

BS
Boas Shamir
Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
5 publications · 3.4K citations
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BJ
Bruce J. Avolio
Binghamton University, United States
4 publications · 4.8K citations
4
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RE
Ronald E. Riggio
Claremont McKenna College, United States
3 publications · 202 citations
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FJ
Francis J. Yammarino
Binghamton University, United States
3 publications · 705 citations
3
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DV
David V. Day
Pennsylvania State University, United States
3 publications · 125 citations
3
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Institutions

177

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Venues

The Leadership Quarterly
LQ · 28 publications · 8.3K citations
27
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Leadership & Organization Development Journal
LODJ · 8 publications · 384 citations
8
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Journal of Leadership Education
JOLE · 6 publications · 119 citations
6
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Academy of Management Journal
AMJ · 4 publications · 3.4K citations
4
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Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies
JLOS · 4 publications · 705 citations
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