Module 3 "Methods in Leadership"

Why is empirical research important in leadership?

-Helps to understand how do researchers come up with conclusions
-Helps to define which empirical procedures are used to study leadership
-Helps to understand how data from leaders and followers can be analyzed to get meaningful conclusions

Why is a sytematic research so important?

-Gives an overview of current research situation
-Helps other researchers to validate your research
-Helps to plan a research based on structured procedure

8 steps of systematic research process

1.- Define a problem to be solved
2.-Define hypothesis and research questions
3.-Select a study design (qualitative or quantitative)
4.-Collect data
5.-Analyze data
6.-Interpretation of findings
7.-Communicate findings
8.-Meta analysis

Types of variables

1.-Independent
2.-Dependent
3.-Mediating
4.-Moderating

Pros and cons of regression analysis

Pros:
-Includes moderator analysis

Cons:
-Only one dependent variable can be analyzed
-Doesnt include measurament model

Pros and cons of path analysis

Pros:
-Includes moderator analysis
-Multiple dependent variables in a similar stage of the model can be analyzed
-linear and non-linear models
-Possibility to test causal chains

Cons:
-Doesnt include measurement model
-Big sample needed

Pros and cons of SEM (structural equation model)

Pros:
-includes Moderator analysis
-includes measurement model
-possibility to test causal chains
-linear and non-linear models

Cons:
-Big sample needed
-Complex
-Deep knowledge required on data analysis