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SUMMARY:Mitchell Centre Seminar Series. Andrew Parker University of Durha
 m. It’s Not Me\, It’s You: The Effect of Alter’s Brokerage Orientations 
 on an Individual’s Leader Identity
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DESCRIPTION:Understanding how individuals come to see themselves as leade
 rs is critical for organizations. While prior research has primarily foc
 used on individual characteristics and experiences as drivers of leader 
 identity construction\, the relational antecedents through which leader 
 identity is shaped remain underexplored. This study examines the effects
  on individuals of the behavioral brokerage orientations of others withi
 n their network (i.e.\, ‘alters’). Specifically\, we examine how alters’
  tendencies to connect others (tertius iungens) or keep others apart (te
 rtius gaudens)\, affect the focal individual’s leader identity. Drawing 
 on leader identity theory and social capital theory\, we propose that br
 okerage behaviors by alters within buy-in networks shape how individuals
  internalize leadership as part of their self-concept. We theorize that 
 tertius iungens-brokering by alters has a positive effect on leader iden
 tity by creating opportunities for support and validation that attenuate
 s as the effect gets stronger\, whereas moderate tertius gaudens-brokeri
 ng by alters has a positive effect that becomes negative as the brokerin
 g behavior gets stronger\, as excessive separation leads to network frag
 mentation. Using Fixed Effects-regression on data from 138 employees in 
 a consultancy firm\, we find support for the linear effect of tertius iu
 ngens-brokering and a negative curvilinear effect of tertius gaudens-bro
 kering. The findings advance our understanding of leader identity constr
 uction and deconstruction by highlighting the role of others in an indiv
 idual’s network and helps leadership research ‘zooming out’ to reflect t
 he complex\, interpersonal nature of leader identity with greater method
 ological plurality.\n
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CLASS:PUBLIC
LOCATION:G7\, Humanities Bridgeford Street\, Manchester
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