Lim, Syamimi and Othman, Rozhan and Zain, Ali Yusob and Pg Haji Idris, Rozie (2012) Implicit leadership theories of Bruneians. Journal of Asia-Pacific Business, 13 (4). pp. 302-319. ISSN 1528-6940
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A leader's effectiveness is affected by the followers’ acceptance of the leader as their leader. Followers rely on their cognitive schema to judge whether someone deserves to be considered a leader. This cognitive schema is the implicit leadership theory (ILT) individuals have on the qualities of a leader. When leaders are perceived as conforming to this ILT, they are seen as leaders, and followers accept their influence attempt. This study examined the ILT of Bruneians. The findings indicate that Bruneians are associated with a distinct ILT and shows that gender and personality variables predict the variation in ILT.