Followership Theory

Riggio, Ronald E., Kugler, Maike ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2818-9760 and Huntington, Lukas (2025) Followership Theory. In: Leadership Theories, Frameworks, and Approaches in Practice. BOOKS IN THE CONTEMPORARY PERSPECTIVES ON LEADERSHIP LEARNING SERIES . Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 199-210. ISBN 9781837089505

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Abstract

Leadership is cocreated by leaders and followers working together. Leader-centric thinking has led to a lack of knowledge about the role of followers in the leadership equation. Early research on followership focused on follower typologies, ranging from passive to exemplary, and other types in between. Followership theory is an emerging one that looks at it as a relational process where leaders and followers coconstruct leadership. The novelty of the focus on followers and followership theory means that there are many opportunities to both study and improve the quality of followers and followership. This chapter explores the history and context around the followership theory, defines the theory, and concludes with strengths and opportunities of the theory.

Item Type:	Book Section
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HF Commerce > HF5001 Business > HF5549 Personnel management. Employment management H Social Sciences > HF Commerce > HF5001 Business > HF5717 Business communication
Divisions:	Schools and Research Institutes > School of Business, Computing and Social Sciences
Depositing User:	Kamila Niekoraniec
Date Deposited:	12 Dec 2025 22:42
Last Modified:	12 Dec 2025 22:42
URI:	https://eprints.glos.ac.uk/id/eprint/15565

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