About NLS
Our mission is to foster interconnectivity and create linkages that allow us to develop meaningful new frameworks for investigating and practicing leadership. Our aspirations are to:
The Network of Leadership Scholars helps our scholarly community better meet the needs of its constituents of scholars and practitioners. Leadership represents a powerful social concern relative to business and nonprofit organizations, as well as to political, environmental, social, health, and economic issues. As a community of scholars we can bring visibility to key issues of the day, including recent world events on business and political fronts (e.g., ethical leadership, sustainability, corporate governance, public policy, the military, education, etc.).
We are a USA 501(c)(6) business league, not for profit organization.
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LDRNET: Maintain your connectivity! The LDRNET listserv has moved to Connect@AOM. You must manually sign up for this new system. Click here and do so today!
Awards: We continue to organize a Dissertation, Rising Star, Standout Scholar, and Eminent Leadership Scholar awards.
AOM 2023: We are planning some exciting events for leadership scholars. It is time to think about your leadership related submissions!
Latest news
Call for papers: AMLE Special Issue on Building Theory on Leadership Development
Call for papers Academy of Management Learning and Education Special Issue: Building Theory on Leadership Development We are excited to share with you a new call for papers in the Academy of Management Learning & Education focusing on Building Theory on Leadership Development. Leadership development has been described as the smaller brother/sister to the massive Read more about Call for papers: AMLE Special Issue on Building Theory on Leadership Development[…]
JOMSR Special Issue on Leadership Call for Papers
Journal of Management Scientific Reports (JOMSR) will be publishing a Special Issue on Leadership Science. The overall objective of this special issue is to refine existing theories and foster a more unified understanding of leadership science, broadly defined, through empirical tests of existing leadership theories. Specifically, we call for the evaluation of competing theories, empirical investigation Read more about JOMSR Special Issue on Leadership Call for Papers[…]
2025 Special Issue Call for Papers – Authentic Leadership: 20-Year Review
Dear colleagues, We are delighted to announce a Call for Papers for the upcoming 2025 Special Issue at the Journal of Management and Organization (JMO): Authentic Leadership: 20-Year Review Guest EditorsProfessor Kevin Lowe, The University of Sydney, kevin.b.lowe@sydney.edu.auDr Andrei Lux, Edith Cowan University, a.lux@ecu.edu.au 20-Years after The Leadership Quarterly 2005 Special Issue that launched a new field of Read more about 2025 Special Issue Call for Papers – Authentic Leadership: 20-Year Review[…]
The 21st International Studying Leadership Conference – Call for Proposals
The Leadership Dynamics of Systems Change The 21st International Studying Leadership Conference10th-12th December 2023Copenhagen Business School, Denmark ISLC featured on the popular podcast Phronesis, Practical Wisdom for Leaders. Hear more about the ISLC conference as featured on the June 21st episode of the fantastic leadership podcast Phronesis, Practical Wisdom for Leaders, with host Scott Allen. While you’re Read more about The 21st International Studying Leadership Conference – Call for Proposals[…]
NLS Leadership Doctoral Consortium at AOM
1st Annual Leadership Doctoral Consortium at AOM Are you a doctoral student interested in studying leadership? If so, please join us for the 1st annual Leadership Doctoral Consortium at AOM, sponsored by the Network of Leadership Scholars, a micro-community within the OB division. This PDW is open to doctoral students at any stage interested in Read more about NLS Leadership Doctoral Consortium at AOM[…]
2023 ILA Doctoral Consortium
Calling all doctoral students! Attend this interactive, cohort-based program to receive feedback on research agendas, strengthen your dissertation journey, gain advice from leaders, and advance your career! When: 25 April 2023 | 10:30 – 17:00 EST Where: Online, Live Virtual Event For full details, please visit https://ilaglobalnetwork.org/2023-doctoral-consortium/ ILA’s 6th Doctoral Consortium is an interactive virtual forum that Read more about 2023 ILA Doctoral Consortium[…]
ILA’s Leadership Education Academy Registration
Want to take your leadership education practice to the next level? The International Leadership Association’s Leadership Education Academy will be in Saint Paul, Minnesota just before the Academy of Management this year. The Leadership Education Academy is the premier training program designed to advance your ability to teach leadership in various settings. You’ll benefit from Read more about ILA’s Leadership Education Academy Registration[…]
Call for Proposals – ILA’s 25th Global Conference
The Network of Leadership Scholars in partnership with the International Leadership Association is inviting you to submit a proposal for the ILA global conference to be held in Vancouver this October. Call for Proposals is currently open through 20 February for International Leadership Association (ILA)’s 25th Global Conference, “Cultivating Leadership for a Thriving Future” (3-4 October 2023, online; 12-15 Read more about Call for Proposals – ILA’s 25th Global Conference[…]
29th Kravis-de Roulet Leadership Conference: “The Spectrum of Leadership: From Virtuous to Destructive”
March 3-4, 2023, Claremont McKenna College, Claremont, CA This conference explores the “spectrum” of leadership, from its positive, or exemplary, forms, to the negative and dysfunctional types of leaders and leadership behaviors. Noted leadership scholars will discuss the dynamics of good and bad leadership, as well as the role of followers in the process. Workshops Read more about 29th Kravis-de Roulet Leadership Conference: “The Spectrum of Leadership: From Virtuous to Destructive”[…]