Information Processing and Leadership 1 Information Processing and Leadership: A Review and Implications for Application

Information Processing and Leadership 1 Information Processing and Leadership: A Review and Implications for Application

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TITLE	Information Processing and Leadership 1 Information Processing and Leadership: A Review and Implications for Application	SVM HeaderParse 0.2
AUTHOR NAME	Douglas J. Brown	SVM HeaderParse 0.2
AUTHOR AFFIL	The University of Waterloo; All correspondence can be directed to:; Douglas J. Brown at the Department of Psychology,	SVM HeaderParse 0.2
AUTHOR ADDR	University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West,; Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, N2L 3G1,	SVM HeaderParse 0.2
ABSTRACT	Information Processing and Leadership: A Review and Implications for Application In the current paper, contemporary research that has examined the role of information processing in the context of leadership is reviewed and the implications of this research for application are discussed. Although the vast majority of the leadership literature has focused on external and observable outcomes, such as a leader’s behaviors, the current paper takes an alternative perspective, reviewing literature that has examined leadership from an information processing vantage point. In contemplating the utility of this perspective, consider for a moment the following questions: How does a subordinate decide whether his/her supervisor is a leader? Why does an organizational supervisor punish one subordinate for poor performance but not another? Why does a supervisor utilize a particular behavioral style? As the literature reviewed throughout this paper shall indicate, the answer to each of these questions lies in developing a better understanding of how leaders and subordinates process information. To provide an organizational framework, the present paper is divided into three main sections. In the first portion of this paper, a working definition of leadership and information processing are provided. Next, relevant literature dealing with a leader’s information processing is reviewed, and finally, relevant literature dealing with follower information processing is discussed. Defining Leadership and Information Processing As a starting point, leadership is conceptualized as a social process, one involving both a	SVM HeaderParse 0.2
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