Generativity and Leadership in Organizations

Abstract

Abstract Generativity refers to people’s motives and behaviors associated with establishing and guiding members of future generations, including younger people at the workplace. Accordingly, there is conceptual overlap between generativity and leadership, which can be broadly defined as a process during which one person influences other people in order to achieve shared goals. This chapter first explores theoretical links between generativity and leadership in organizations. Second, it reviews empirical studies on associations between these constructs. It concludes with suggestions for future research on generativity and leadership and for organizational practice.