LEADERSHIP IN AND OF DEMOGRAPHICALLY DIVERSE ORGANIZATIONS

The leadership literature has not adequately addressed leadership in a nd of demographically diverse organizations. In this article we examin e what is known about male/female, white/non-white, and U.S./non-U.S. differences and discuss the leadership implications. We examine the re cent literature on leadership as it relates to diversity at different levels where leadership is exercised, including interpersonal, group, and organizational levels. We also propose an agenda for future resear ch, especially on leader-member relations, the influence of biases and stereotypes on leadership evaluations, leading demographically divers e groups, organizational stratification, separating sex from gender ef fects, influence tactics, and multidirectional approaches to leadershi p. The articles in these two volumes on leadership and diversity provi de a promising start in addressing the proposed agenda for future rese arch.