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Leadership Span

Leadership Span is a theoretical construct in organizational leadership that specifies the number of direct subordinates a leader can effectively guide and influence, distinguished from related management-focused spans by its emphasis on relational influence, strategic alignment, and developmental capacity rather than mere administrative oversight.

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2.6K

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58

Authors

41

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

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Publications

21

Leadership theory and research in the new millennium: Current theoretical trends and changing perspectives

Jessica E. Dinh, Robert G. Lord, William L. Gardner et al. · The Leadership Quarterly · 2013 · 1.4K citations · Full text

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Ten years of The leadership quarterly

Kevin B. Lowe, William L. Gardner · The Leadership Quarterly · 2000 · 395 citations

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Of Time and Power: Leadership Duration in the Modern World.

David Strang, Henry S. Bienen, Nicholas van de Walle · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · 1992 · 125 citations

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Leadership in Organizations: Current Issues and Key Trends

Leadership & Organization Development Journal · 2004 · 112 citations

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Entrepreneurial leadership, strategic flexibility, and venture performance: Does founders' span of control matter?

Simon Hensellek, Lucas Kleine-Stegemann, Tobias Kollmann · Journal of Business Research · 2023 · 81 citations · Full text

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Authors

58

  1. DD
    Diane Doran

    University of Toronto, Canada

    2 publications · 98 citations

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  2. WL
    William L. Gardner

    Texas Tech University, United States

    2 publications · 1.8K citations

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  3. LD
    Lars Dahl Pedersen

    Aarhus University, Denmark

    1 publications · 24 citations

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  4. RM
    Raquel M. Meyer

    Baycrest Hospital, Canada

    1 publications · 40 citations

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  5. MF
    Mary Ferguson-Paré

    University Health Network, Canada

    1 publications · 40 citations

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Institutions

41

  1. Southeast Georgia Health System

    Brunswick, United States

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    111 citations

  2. Northeast Georgia Medical Center

    Gainesville, United States

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    74 citations

  3. Columbia University

    New York, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    25 citations

  4. University of Duisburg-Essen

    Essen, Germany

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    81 citations

  5. University of Mississippi

    Oxford, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    395 citations

  6. Durham University

    Durham, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    1.4K citations

  7. Vejle Sygehus

    Vejle, Denmark

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    24 citations

  8. University of British Columbia

    Vancouver, Canada

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    54 citations

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Venues

  1. JONA The Journal of Nursing Administration

    JNA · 2 publications · 81 citations

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  2. Journal of Nursing Management

    2 publications · 58 citations

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  3. The Leadership Quarterly

    LQ · 2 publications · 1.8K citations

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  4. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 1 publications · 10 citations

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  5. Public Administration Review

    PAR · 1 publications · 24 citations

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