The associations between leadership styles and perceived insider status: a meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT: The perceived insider status of employees is crucial for the development of both organizations and individuals. This paper provides the first meta-analytic examination of the relationships between leadership styles and followers' perceived insider status. The meta-analysis examined 12 leadership styles across 137 articles, comprising a total of 151 effect sizes (N = 45,228). The results revealed significant positive correlations between leader-member exchange, differential leadership, inclusive leadership, participative leadership, transformational leadership, empowering leadership, authentic leadership, servant leadership, humble leadership, benevolent leadership, moral leadership, and perceived insider status. Conversely, authoritarian leadership showed a significant negative corr

SUBMITTER: Lin Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12657495 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature