In the eye of a leader: Eye-directed gazing shapes perceptions of leaders' charisma

• Published in: The Leadership quarterly Vol. 30; no. 6; p. 101337
• Main Authors: Maran, Thomas, Furtner, Marco, Liegl, Simon, Kraus, Sascha, Sachse, Pierre
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier Inc 01.12.2019; Elsevier Science Ltd
• Subjects: Charisma; Charismatic leadership; Communication; Eye movements; Leadership; Motion pictures; Opera; Perceptions; Visual attention; Charisma; Charismatic leadership; Eye movements; Visual attention; Communication

Charismatic leadership improves organizational performance. Charisma itself can be defined as a repertoire of behaviors designed to communicate, however its constituents remain elusive. We hypothesized leaders' eye-directed gaze to be one such behavior, and therefore linked to their charisma. U...