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SCIENCE ARTICLE
How do wise leaders perform? Conceptualizing wise leadership and its styles
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Department of Psychology, Cornell University, United States
2
Department of Clinical Psychology, Allameh Tabataba’i University, Iran
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Department of Industrial & Organizational Psychology, Isfahan University, Iran
Submission date: 2024-09-17
Final revision date: 2025-01-01
Acceptance date: 2025-01-15
Online publication date: 2025-01-31
Publication date: 2025-02-03
Corresponding author
Arezoo Soleimani Dashtaki
Department of Psychology, Cornell University, MVR hall, 14850, Ithaca, United States
Department of Psychology, Cornell University, MVR hall, 14850, Ithaca, United States
Management 2024;28(2):529-550
KEYWORDS
WisdomEthical leadershipLeadership styleTransformational wise leadershipTransactional wise leadership
JEL CLASSIFICATION CODES
G0
I18
TOPICS
ABSTRACT
Wisdom is proposed as a bridge between leader and leadership. It is necessary to explore what characteristics wise leaders have and what approaches they use to solve problems. In this study, we suggest a unique approach involving qualitative and quantitative research methods to seek the essence of wise leadership and its styles.
The research employed Cognitive Task Analysis (CTA) to conduct interviews with nine wise leaders in management positions. The data were then analyzed using a circular mixed method combining Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) to delve into the participants’ job experiences and cluster analysis through R software to extract the categories.
Results identified five key themes: personal traits, processes, conscientiousness, going beyond assigned responsibilities, and intrapersonal skills. Additionally, two distinct approaches-- transformational wise leadership, and transactional wise leadership--were highlighted.
The wise-leader model and its styles can be used for leadership-development programs, recruitment, and evaluation of leaders.
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