We all know what ‘charisma’ is—at least we think we do. But how much of it really has to do with subjectivity—the “pretty/handsome” or “smart” factors? Enter John Antonakis, recipient of the Thought Leaders in Management Award in the Rawls College of Business, whose provocative research suggests that charisma can be assessed objectively. With electrical engineering colleagues he has created the “charismometer”—which he will demonstrate in his upcoming Zoom presentation on Friday, February 17th at 9:00a CST.
More specifically, Professor Antonakis will provide an overview of studying charisma scientifically, and address the question why it should be re-defined from a signaling perspective. He will show why questionnaire measures should never be used to gauge charisma as an independent variable, and why charisma should be experimentally manipulated in the context of consequential experiments or measured via verbal or non-verbal signals. He also will provide evidence showing that charisma can help individuals deliver a vision that sticks, motivate workers, or help coordinate player actions in public good settings. Finally he will show that charisma is a difficult to emulate skill that depends strongly on cognitive ability--hence it is a costly signal.
Meeting details: Friday, February 17th 9:00a CST, via Zoom
Meeting ID: 977 3518 2219
Passcode: 708830
Zoom details: https://texastech.zoom.us/j/97735182219?pwd=bzF3cGhPR0hlU0puKzdXRjhndUh3Zz09
Short Bio:
John Antonakis is Professor of Organizational Behavior in the Faculty of Business and Economics of the University of Lausanne, Switzerland.
John’s research is currently focused on charisma, leadership as well as on research methods. He has published articles in many prestigious journals including Science, Nature Human Behavior, Psychological Science, Academy of Management Journal, Management Science, Journal of Management, Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Operations Management, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, and Harvard Business Review, among many others. He has received more than US$2.45 million in funding for his research. John is former Editor in Chief of The Leadership Quarterly. In 2019 he was named a highly cited scientist by Clarivate-Web of Science group. In 2020, 2021, and 2022 he was listed by PLOS Biology in the world’s top 2% of scientists for career-long impact. His research is regularly quoted in the press and various media outlets including the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, The Guardian, NEWSWEEK, TIME, BBC News, The Economist, Forbes, The New Yorker, Fast Company and many hundreds of other news sources, including TV and Radio.
Please join us for some of the most unexpected, novel, and remarkable ideas in the field of management and leadership studies. Q&A will be invited after the talk.
