DIFFERENCES BETWEEN SELF- AND OTHER-RATING AND THE INFLUENCE ON THE PROBABILITY TO TAKE PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIONS.

Leadership theory has been studied extensively throughout the last century and has been offered as a solution of most of today's organizational problems. Many different leadership theories have been developed and researchers have strived to find the one best and most effective leadership style. But to develop individual leaders and effective leadership processes is not enough to only choose the supposing right leadership theory and then train people to apply those theories. It is also the process of leader and leadership development that separates successful from unsuccessful initiatives. Today many scholars agree that 360-degree feedback is a powerful tool in the process of leadership development. The aim of this paper is to develop a model ("Feedback and reaction-model") that allows the investigation of how differences in the self- and others view are increasing or decreasing the likelihood for participants of leadership development programs to take individual actions to increase their own capabilities following a 360-degree feedback. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]