Is it only good? The dark side of leadership for creativity and innovation

TY - JOUR

T1 - Is it only good?

T2 - The dark side of leadership for creativity and innovation

AU - Holten, Ann-Louise

AU - Bøllingtoft, Anne

PY - 2015/9/1

Y1 - 2015/9/1

N2 - It is assumed that leaders are essential in shaping and facilitating successful innovation and creativity in organizations. Both through direct leadership behaviors (e.g., by vision formulation) and through more indirect leadership behaviors (e.g., by role modeling). While these leadership behaviors seem both positive and productive, they may also hold risks of unintended, adverse results. In the current article, two ways are proposed in which this may occur: through contradictory leadership behaviors and a too-much-of-a-good-thing effect. Future research in and awareness of the potential dark sides to leadership for creativity and innovation are warranted.

AB - It is assumed that leaders are essential in shaping and facilitating successful innovation and creativity in organizations. Both through direct leadership behaviors (e.g., by vision formulation) and through more indirect leadership behaviors (e.g., by role modeling). While these leadership behaviors seem both positive and productive, they may also hold risks of unintended, adverse results. In the current article, two ways are proposed in which this may occur: through contradictory leadership behaviors and a too-much-of-a-good-thing effect. Future research in and awareness of the potential dark sides to leadership for creativity and innovation are warranted.

U2 - 10.1002/jls.21403

DO - 10.1002/jls.21403

M3 - Journal article

SN - 1935-2611

VL - 9

SP - 50

EP - 52

JO - Journal of Leadership Studies

JF - Journal of Leadership Studies

IS - 3

ER -