TITLE:
The Review of the Implicit Followership Theories (IFTs)
AUTHORS:
Shulan Guo
KEYWORDS:
Implicit Followership Theories, Followership, Leadership, Prototype
JOURNAL NAME:
Psychology,
Vol.9 No.4,
April
13,
2018
ABSTRACT: Implicit followership Theories (IFTs) are defined as cognitive structures and schemas about the traits and behaviors that characterize followers. Goals of this research were to: 1) identify the content of IFTs; 2) analyze the structure of IFTs; 3) explain the research status of Implicit Followership Theories. Implicit Followership Theories (IFTs) remain a strong line of leadership research, while IFTs have infused a new perspective and excitement in our understanding of leadership and followership.