Social Red Bull: Exploring Energy Relationships in a School District Leadership Team

• In Event: 63.028 - The Nature of Networks in Schools and Districts

Abstract

Educational leaders have long been expected to be not only effective leaders, but also motivators that can move change efforts forward. Although there has been attention paid to the role of “effective” leaders, much less has been afforded to the idea of understanding “energizers” in a system. This study foregrounds the idea of leaders who provide “energy” to others after interactions as these individuals have been associated with positive organizational outcomes. Drawing on theories of social networks and using multilevel network modeling, findings suggest that perceptions of climate and job satisfaction, as well as work experience and gender help explain both energy seekers and suppliers.

Authors

• Alan J. Daly, University of California - San Diego

• Yi-Hwa Liou, National Taipei University of Education