Followership ve vztahu k vybraným koncepcím leadershipu

The dissertation deals with the topic of followership and its relation to selected leadership concepts. Based on theoretical analysis, it aims to explore the relationships between the degree of follower’s role fulfillment, perceived leader effectiveness and their mutual interactions in the context of selected leadership concepts. The theoretical part of the thesis reviews the concept of followership and summarizes the findings within this phenomenon. The empirical part presents the research objectives and results of two pilot studies. The main study was conducted in 10 organizations in the IT and banking sectors. The data collected was analysed through factor, regression and correlation analyses, structural equation modelling and principal components analyses. The results of the analysis showed the importance of the strength of the relationship that leaders and followers form with each other. Furthermore, the different preferences of perceived leader’s characteristics were supported depending on the degree of fulfillment of the follower role. On the other hand, the importance of the influence of leader’s perceived characteristics on the relationship between the degree of follower role fulfillment and leader’s perceived effectiveness was not supported within the research sample. At the same time, the positive relationship between the degree of follower role fulfillment and perceived leader effectiveness was supported; however, the strength of this relationship emerged as weak. The discussion includes a detailed interpretation of the results of the study and related practical recommendations for organizations, pedagogy, and further research.