This paper discusses the importance of a social identity approach to crisis leadership in the context of global crises such as the Covid‐19 pandemic and emphasizes the interconnected relationships between leaders and followers. I highlight the role of leaders in fostering unity and shaping citizens' responses especially during crises. I discuss the nature of crises and the significant role of political leaders in guiding societal responses and suggest that crisis leadership extends beyond individual competencies and behaviours and involves a shift from individual to collective responses. With this, I introduce the social identity approach to leadership that views leadership as a social influence process and emphasizes the importance of creating a sense of ‘we‐ness’ among followers. Following from that, crisis leadership involves leaders constructing defining features of collective identity and efficacy to address crises appropriately. However, the value of this approach depends on the careful definition of shared identity boundaries, consideration of diverse experiences within society, the evolving nature of crisis leadership over time and potential consequences of crisis leadership. The sustainability of identity leadership, the dynamics of intergroup and subgroup processes, and the complexities of various crises are identified as areas requiring further research.

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危机领导的社会认同方法


本文讨论了在 Covid-19 大流行等全球危机背景下，社会认同方法对危机领导力的重要性，并强调了领导者和追随者之间的相互关联的关系。我强调领导人在促进团结和塑造公民反应方面的作用，尤其是在危机期间。我讨论了危机的性质以及政治领导人在指导社会应对措施中的重要作用，并建议危机领导力超越了个人能力和行为，并涉及从个人应对措施向集体应对措施的转变。由此，我介绍了领导力的社会认同方法，该方法将领导力视为一种社会影响过程，并强调在追随者中创造“我们”意识的重要性。由此可见，危机领导力涉及领导者构建集体身份和有效性的定义特征，以适当地解决危机。然而，这种方法的价值取决于对共同身份边界的仔细定义、对社会内不同经验的考虑、危机领导力随时间演变的性质以及危机领导力的潜在后果。身份领导力的可持续性、群体间和亚群体进程的动态以及各种危机的复杂性被认为是需要进一步研究的领域。