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The ILA and the Jepson School of Leadership
Studies is pleased to announce the winner of the 2009 Jablin
Dissertation Award. The dissertation award was established
in 1999 to encourage young scholars to develop research
on leadership. It was renamed in 2004 in memory of Jepson
School professor Fredric M. Jablin. The recipient of the
award receives a $1,000 cash prize from the Jepson School
of Leadership Studies, complimentary one year membership
to the ILA, complimentary ILA conference registration, and
travel expenses to the ILA conference.
 The
winner of 2009 Jablin Dissertation Award is Kathie
Pelletier, for her dissertation
“The Effects of Favored
Status and Identification with Victim on Perceptions of
and Reactions to Leader Toxicity.” Pelletier‘s dissertation
examined the roles of leader member exchange (LMX) relationships
and social identity on perceptions of leader toxicity and
intentions to challenge a leader who exhibits toxic behavior.
Results indicated that LMX status influenced perceptions
of toxicity and intentions to challenge.
A significant interaction between LMX status and identification
with the victim on perceptions of toxicity was found. The
results also indicate that perceptions of toxicity differ
depending on one’s LMX status. Further, people can agree
on what constitutes toxicity but their perceptions of the
levels of toxicity and subsequent challenging intentions
differ based on their LMX status and the identity of the
target.
Pelletier graduated with her Ph.D. from the School of Behavioral
and Organizational Sciences at Claremont Graduate University
in May 2009. She is currently an assistant professor in
the Department of Management at California State University,
San Bernardino. Her research interests include toxic and
ethical leadership, organizational corruption, ethics program
effectiveness, and women’s issues in the workplace.
Kathie has held leadership positions for 26 years, in both private and public sectors and earned her Ph.D. while working full time as a manager in public health, and later, as the training and development manager for a city government agency. She was also an administrator at the Connective Leadership Institute (founded by Jean Lipman-Blumen) and is currently a member of the Connective Leadership Institute’s Advisory Board.
Pelletier presented her work at the ILA annual global conference in Prague on November 14. Al Goethals, Professor at the Jepson School of Leadership Studies, commented on her presentation. Kathie was formally presented with her award at the closing ceremony of the ILA Prague Conference.
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