Two-type taxonomy of emergent leadership: intellectual and organizational leadership moves

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Evidence · 2 claims (2 for) · 1 study (1 associational), q2 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 2 claims rest on one study

Description

The article adapts the Li et al. (2007) coding scheme to distinguish two types of emergent leadership in collaborative groups. Intellectual leadership comprises Topic Control and Idea Management and Development, moves that address "the intellectual aspects of the activity, such as idea management and development." Organizational leadership comprises Planning and Organizing, Turn Management and Acknowledgment, moves that support "the group's interaction process, helping monitor and influence turn taking and participation." Leadership is defined as emerging only when leadership bids are accepted by the group; ignored bids are failed bids, and the bid-maker cannot be defined as a leader.

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• Two-type taxonomy of emergent leadership: intellectual and organizational leadership moves: The article adapts the Li et al. (2007) coding scheme to distinguish two types of emergent leadership in collaborative groups. Intellectual leadership comprises Topic Control and Idea Management and Development, moves that address "the intellectual aspects of the activity, such as idea management and development." Organizational leadership comprises Planning and Organizing, Turn Management and Acknowledgment, moves that support "the group's interaction process, helping monitor and influence turn taking and participation." Leadership is defined as emerging only when leadership bids are accepted by the group; ignored bids are failed bids, and the bid-maker cannot be defined as a leader. (E. M. Mercier et al. (2014))

Claims

• Distinct intellectual and organizational emergent leader roles, taken by different students, can be identified in about half of collaborative groups [+M]
• Some groups had an intellectual leader without an organizational leader, but no group had an organizational leader without an intellectual leader [+M]

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Key Sources

• E. M. Mercier, S. E. Higgins, Laura da Costa. (2014). Different leaders: Emergent organizational and intellectual leadership in children's collaborative learning groups. Intern. J. Comput.-Support. Collab. Learn. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11412-014-9201-z

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title	Two-type taxonomy of emergent leadership: intellectual and organizational leadership moves
description	The article adapts the Li et al.
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