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Implicit Leadership Theories Scale.

ILT

What it measures
Content and structure of lay leadership prototypes across six dimensions: sensitivity, intelligence, dedication, dynamism, tyranny and masculinity.
Length and format
21 (short form); 41 items in the development version. 9-pt characteristic-of-a-business-leader rating (self-report questionnaire)
Language versions
ES, DE, EL, TR, ZH, PT and others; also used as the individual-level counterpart to the GLOBE culturally endorsed leadership prototypes.
Normative data
No normative data held in our reference library for this instrument. That is a statement about our library, not about the published literature.
Licence
open with attribution

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Reference
Epitropaki, O., & Martin, R. (2004). Implicit leadership theories in applied settings: Factor structure, generalizability, and stability over time. Journal of Applied Psychology, 89(2), 293-310.

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