O papel da crença na liderança

Abstract

This research seeks to investigate the role that belief plays in leadership processes. It is an interpretive approach which analyzes the impact of belief in the personality of the leader and how it reflects in the relationship with the group. Based on the literature review, the concepts of belief, leader, expectation, self-confidence, confidence, motivation or self verification will be presented. This research is based on diverse and relevant theories that helped us to understand some of the psychological factors that are related to the dynamics of leadership, specifically the relationship between belief and performance of leaders. The relations between the different theories were made in the perspective of the impact that belief has in the work of the leaders. This research is based in the theory of the constitution of personality of the leader, the formation of self-efficacy beliefs, as well as verification of self. We also review the current research on the phenomenon of leadership, focusing on the relationship between belief and leadership. Our analysis of the role of belief in leadership is also based on six interviews: three interviews to leaders in the areas of sports, cultural and business, and the other three to experts in these areas, two academic researchers and a psychiatrist. In the discussion presented in Chapter 5, a major part of the dissertation, we propose concepts and insights that seemed relevant to understanding our object of investigation. This research proved the existence of a positive relationship between belief and leader’s performance. Leaders recognize the existence of belief, including the self-beliefs that focus on the effectiveness of individual performances as something essential to achieve effective leadership.

Date of Award	Sept 2023
Original language	Portuguese
Awarding Institution	Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Supervisor	Fernando Ilharco (Supervisor)