Michael A Larocca
Biographic Data
| ID | 4186846 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michael A Larocca |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michael A |
| FAMILY NAME | Larocca |
| SIGNATURE | LAROCCA M A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Virginia Military Institute |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8103-3266 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Exploring the Motivation to Lead in a Demanding Environment
As leaders across organizational contexts continue to face volatile and often stressful environments, a greater understanding of the psychological underpinnings of the motivation to lead (MTL) in challenging circumstances is needed. Based on a sample of 242 cadets holding leadership positions in a military college, we utilized a distal and proximal conceptualization of MTL to test achievement values, grit, and psychological capital (PsyCap) as an…
Transformational Leadership in Extreme Contexts
Decades of research have established transformational leadership as an encompassing leadership approach with broad applications across organizational contexts. Despite dozens of meta-analyses and many empirical studies demonstrating the direct performance effects of transformational leadership, ways in which transformational leaders shape follower personal development and well-being remain largely unexplored, particularly in extreme contexts such…
Pleasant Events, Hopelessness, and Quality of Life in Rural Older Adults
PURPOSE: Rural older adults are susceptible to depression and reduced quality of life. This study explored contrasting explanations (behavioral vs cognitive route) for the relation of emotional distress with quality of life. METHODS: This retrospective study included rural older adults (N = 134) with reduced quality of life and increased psychological symptoms. Multiple mediation analysis was conducted to test the indirect effect of engagement in…
Does Transformational Leadership Facilitate Follower Beliefs in Corporate Social Responsibility? A Field Study of Leader Personal Values and Follower Outcomes
The authors tested an integrated model of transformational leadership consisting of leader personal values, follower beliefs in corporate social responsibility, and leadership performance outcomes. Data from 110 managers and 472 of their direct reports demonstrated strong support for the integrated model. As predicted, leader openness to change, self-transcendent, and collectivistic work values were positively associated with transformational lea…
Does Transformational Leadership Facilitate Follower Beliefs in Corporate Social Responsibility? A Field Study of Leader Personal Values and Follower Outcomes
The authors tested an integrated model of transformational leadership consisting of leader personal values, follower beliefs in corporate social responsibility, and leadership performance outcomes. Data from 110 managers and 472 of their direct reports demonstrated strong support for the integrated model. As predicted, leader openness to change, self-transcendent, and collectivistic work values were positively associated with transformational lea…
Transformational Leadership in Extreme Contexts
Decades of research have established transformational leadership as an encompassing leadership approach with broad applications across organizational contexts. Despite dozens of meta-analyses and many empirical studies demonstrating the direct performance effects of transformational leadership, ways in which transformational leaders shape follower personal development and well-being remain largely unexplored, particularly in extreme contexts such…
Does Transformational Leadership Facilitate Follower Beliefs in Corporate Social Responsibility? A Field Study of Leader Personal Values and Follower Outcomes
The authors tested an integrated model of transformational leadership consisting of leader personal values, follower beliefs in corporate social responsibility, and leadership performance outcomes. Data from 110 managers and 472 of their direct reports demonstrated strong support for the integrated model. As predicted, leader openness to change, self-transcendent, and collectivistic work values were positively associated with transformational lea…
Pleasant Events, Hopelessness, and Quality of Life in Rural Older Adults
PURPOSE: Rural older adults are susceptible to depression and reduced quality of life. This study explored contrasting explanations (behavioral vs cognitive route) for the relation of emotional distress with quality of life. METHODS: This retrospective study included rural older adults (N = 134) with reduced quality of life and increased psychological symptoms. Multiple mediation analysis was conducted to test the indirect effect of engagement in…
Transformational Leadership in Extreme Contexts
Decades of research have established transformational leadership as an encompassing leadership approach with broad applications across organizational contexts. Despite dozens of meta-analyses and many empirical studies demonstrating the direct performance effects of transformational leadership, ways in which transformational leaders shape follower personal development and well-being remain largely unexplored, particularly in extreme contexts such…
Exploring the Motivation to Lead in a Demanding Environment
As leaders across organizational contexts continue to face volatile and often stressful environments, a greater understanding of the psychological underpinnings of the motivation to lead (MTL) in challenging circumstances is needed. Based on a sample of 242 cadets holding leadership positions in a military college, we utilized a distal and proximal conceptualization of MTL to test achievement values, grit, and psychological capital (PsyCap) as an…
Psychology (4 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Resilience and Mental Health (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Transformational leadership (2 works) · Aging and Gerontology Research (1 work) · Anxiety (1 work) · Capital (architecture (1 work)