Most cited papers in Leadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies
What are the most cited papers in Leadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies?
The most cited paper in Leadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies is "The role of positive emotions in positive psychology: The broaden-and-build theory of positive emotions." (Barbara L. Fredrickson, 2001), with 14,780 citations. Next come "Essentials of Psychological Testing" (4,559) and "The need for and meaning of positive organizational behavior" (3,025).
Showing 50 of 99 papers. Every paper with more than 305 citations is listed.
| # | Paper | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The role of positive emotions in positive psychology: The broaden-and-build theory of positive emotions. Barbara L. Fredrickson · American Psychologist | Mar 2001 | 14,780 |
| 2 | Essentials of Psychological Testing Benjamin Rosner, Lee J. Cronbach · The American Journal of Psychology | Jun 1960 | 4,559 |
| 3 | The need for and meaning of positive organizational behavior Fred Luthans · Journal of Organizational Behavior | 15 Jul 2002 | 3,025 |
| 4 | Unlocking the mask: a look at the process by which authentic leaders impact follower attitudes and behaviors Bruce J. Avolio, William L. Gardner, Fred Ochieng Walumbwa et al. · The Leadership Quarterly | 12 Nov 2004 | 2,265 |
| 5 | Resilience in the Face of Catastrophe: Optimism, Personality, and Coping in the Kosovo Crisis Laura T. Riolli, Victor Savicki, Ariana Cepani · Journal of Applied Social Psychology | Aug 2002 | 2,166 |
| 6 | Strengths of Character and Well-Being Nansook Park, Christopher Peterson, Martin E. P. Seligman · Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology | Oct 2004 | 1,764 |
| 7 | The self-importance of moral identity. Karl F. Aquino, Americus, II Reed · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology | 2002 | 1,743 |
| 8 | Emerging Positive Organizational Behavior Fred Luthans, Carolyn M. Youssef · Journal of Management | 23 May 2007 | 1,599 |
| 9 | Superstars and me: Predicting the impact of role models on the self. Penelope Lockwood, Ziva Kunda · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology | Jul 1997 | 1,548 |
| 10 | Is gratitude a moral affect? Michael E. McCullough, Shelley Dean Kilpatrick, Robert A. Emmons et al. · Psychological Bulletin | Mar 2001 | 1,533 |
| 11 | The Construct and Criterion Validity of Emotional Intelligence and Its Potential Utility for Management Studies. Kenneth S. Law, Chi‐Sum Wong, Lynda Jiwen Song · Journal of Applied Psychology | 25 May 2004 | 1,413 |
| 12 | Witnessing excellence in action: the ‘other-praising’ emotions of elevation, gratitude, and admiration Sara B. Algoe, Jonathan Haidt · The Journal of Positive Psychology | Mar 2009 | 1,370 |
| 13 | Interpersonal deviance, organizational deviance, and their common correlates: A review and meta-analysis. Christopher M. Berry, Deniz S. Öneş, Paul R. Sackett · Journal of Applied Psychology | Mar 2007 | 1,340 |
| 14 | The toxic triangle: Destructive leaders, susceptible followers, and conducive environments Art Padilla, Robert T. Hogan, Robert Blair Kaiser · The Leadership Quarterly | 26 Apr 2007 | 1,172 |
| 15 | The Behavioral Immune System (and Why It Matters) Mark Schaller, Justin H. Park · Current Directions in Psychological Science | Apr 2011 | 1,156 |
| 16 | Social consequences of experiential openness. Robert R. McCrae · Psychological Bulletin | Nov 1996 | 1,075 |
| 17 | The bright and dark sides of leader traits: A review and theoretical extension of the leader trait paradigm Timothy A. Judge, Ronald F. Piccolo, Tomek Kosalka · The Leadership Quarterly | 18 Oct 2009 | 997 |
| 18 | The Narcissism Epidemic: Living in the Age of Entitlement Jean M. Twenge, William Keith Campbell | 2009 | 970 |
| 19 | Narcissistic leadership Seth A. Rosenthal, Todd L. Pittinsky · The Leadership Quarterly | 29 Nov 2006 | 931 |
| 20 | Emotional Intelligence and Interpersonal Relations Nicola S. Schutte, John M. Malouff, Chad Bobik et al. · The Journal of Social Psychology | Aug 2001 | 894 |
| 21 | Power reduces the press of the situation: Implications for creativity, conformity, and dissonance. Adam D. Galinsky, Joe C. Magee, Deborah H. Gruenfeld et al. · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology | 2008 | 892 |
| 22 | Personality and Charisma in the U.S. Presidency: A Psychological Theory of Leader Effectiveness Robert James House, William D. Spangler, James Woycke · Administrative Science Quarterly | Sep 1991 | 878 |
| 23 | Danger Zone Entrepreneurs: The Importance of Resilience and Self–Efficacy for Entrepreneurial Intentions Amanda Bullough, Maija Renko, Tamara Myatt · Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice | 16 Jan 2013 | 791 |
| 24 | Personality and charismatic leadership Robert James House, Jane M. Howell · The Leadership Quarterly | 1992 | 771 |
| 25 | A framework for examining leadership in extreme contexts Sean T. Hannah, Mary Uhl‐Bien, Bruce J. Avolio et al. · The Leadership Quarterly | 15 Oct 2009 | 755 |
| 26 | Emotional intelligence and effective leadership Benjamin R. Palmer, Melissa L. Walls, Zena Burgess et al. · Leadership & Organization Development Journal | Feb 2001 | 722 |
| 27 | A Theoretical Perspective for Understanding Reactions to Victimization Ronnie Janoff‐Bulman, Irene Hanson Frieze · Journal of Social Issues | Jul 1983 | 706 |
| 28 | Elevation and the positive psychology of morality. Jonathan Haidt · American Psychological Association eBooks | 2003 | 694 |
| 29 | Taking Care of Business—The Heroin User's Life on the Street Edward Alexander Preble, John J. Casey · International Journal of the Addictions | 1969 | 694 |
| 30 | A Dissociation Between Moral Judgments and Justifications MARC DAVID HAUSER, Fiery Andrews Cushman, Liane Young et al. · Mind & Language | 31 Jan 2007 | 678 |
| 31 | Toward the Construct Definition of Positive Deviance Gretchen Marie Spreitzer, Scott B. Sonenshein · American Behavioral Scientist | Feb 2004 | 677 |
| 32 | Benign Violations A. Peter McGraw, Caleb Warren · Psychological Science | 29 Jun 2010 | 648 |
| 33 | CORRELATES OF CHARISMATIC LEADER BEHAVIOR IN MILITARY UNITS: SUBORDINATES' ATTITUDES, UNIT CHARACTERISTICS, AND SUPERIORS' APPRAISALS OF LEADER PERFORMANCE. Boas Shamir, Eliav Zakay, Esther Breinin et al. · Academy of Management Journal | Aug 1998 | 636 |
| 34 | Intrapersonal and Interpersonal Theories of Motivation from an Attribution Perspective Bernard L. Weiner | 2001 | 631 |
| 35 | Shared Virtue: The Convergence of Valued Human Strengths across Culture and History Katherine K. Dahlsgaard, Christopher Peterson, Martin E. P. Seligman · Review of General Psychology | Sep 2005 | 622 |
| 36 | Metamotivational dominance: A multimethod validation of reversal theory constructs. Sven Svebak, Stephen Murgatroyd · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology | 1985 | 618 |
| 37 | Pilot CEOs and corporate innovation Jayanthi Sunder, Shyam V. Sunder, Jingjing Zhang · Journal of Financial Economics | 3 Nov 2016 | 605 |
| 38 | When High-Powered People Fail Sian Leah Beilock, Thomas H. Carr · Psychological Science | Feb 2005 | 597 |
| 39 | The ethics of charismatic leadership: submission or liberation? Jane M. Howell, Bruce J. Avolio · Academy of Management Perspectives | May 1992 | 589 |
| 40 | Self-Esteem, Narcissism, and Aggression Roy Frederick Baumeister, Brad J. Bushman, William Keith Campbell · Current Directions in Psychological Science | Feb 2000 | 567 |
| 41 | Creativity and the Five-Factor Model Laura A. King, Lori McKee Walker, Sheri J. Broyles · Journal of Research in Personality | Jun 1996 | 545 |
| 42 | It won't happen to me: Unrealistic optimism or illusion of control? FRANK P. MCKENNA · British Journal of Psychology | Feb 1993 | 534 |
| 43 | Does leadership need emotional intelligence? John Antonakis, Neal Mark Ashkanasy, Marie T. Dasborough · The Leadership Quarterly | 15 Feb 2009 | 518 |
| 44 | The many faces of emotional leadership Ronald H. Humphrey · The Leadership Quarterly | Oct 2002 | 511 |
| 45 | Personality and the Realization of Creative Potential Donald Wallace MacKinnon · American Psychologist | 1965 | 485 |
| 46 | Perceiving and managing business risks: differences between entrepreneurs and bankers D. K. Sarasvathy, Herbert A. Simon, Lester Lave · Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization | 1998 | 474 |
| 47 | Associations among the Big Five, emotional responses, and coping with acute stress Julie A. Penley, Joe Tomaka · Personality and Individual Differences | May 2002 | 472 |
| 48 | Why Does Fear Override Hope in Societies Engulfed by Intractable Conflict, as It Does in the Israeli Society? Daniel Bar‐Tal · Political Psychology | Sep 2001 | 472 |
| 49 | The Prevalence of Destructive Leadership Behaviour Merethe Schanke Aasland, Anders Skogstad, Guy Notelaers et al. · British Journal of Management | 6 Oct 2009 | 464 |
| 50 | Heroism: A Conceptual Analysis and Differentiation between Heroic Action and Altruism Zeno E. Franco, Kathy Blau, Philip G. Zimbardo · Review of General Psychology | 11 Apr 2011 | 458 |
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