How editors and publishers perceive their leadership behavior in Chilean and Spanish newsrooms. An approach from transformational leadership

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https://doi.org/10.26441/RC18.2-2019-A3

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leadership, newsroom, media, industry, transformational leadership

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In the media industry, fast innovations and increasing competition require a high degree of corporate leadership (Koryak, Mole, Lockett, et al., 2015). The study of leadership appears to be an increasingly relevant issue. This research aims to find out to what extent leaders (editors and publishers) behave and understand their roles in Chilean and Spanish newsrooms. A questionnaire was applied to measure and identify leadership traits that are considered crucial, thus making possible to acknowledge transformational leaders and differentiate efficient leaders from ineffective. The results show that editors believe they have the ability to inspire, share goals and understand what is important, in contrast with the working experiences of their employees, that often have a low opinion of media companies as places to work.

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Author Biographies

Cristóbal Benavides, Universidad de los Andes

Doctor en Comunicación Pública y Máster en Gestión de Empresas de Comunicación por la Universidad de Navarra. Es Vicedecano Académico y Profesor de las asignaturas Taller de Convergencia I, Proyecto Periodístico y Examen de Título de la Facultad de Comunicación de la Universidad de los Andes

Francisco Javier Pérez-Latre, Universidad de Navarra

Doctor en Comunicación Pública por la Universidad de Navarra y Master of Arts en Marketing Communications/Advertising por Emerson College, Boston. Es Director Académico del Máster en Gestión de Empresas de Comunicación y Profesor Titular de Periodismo de la Facultad de Comunicación de la Universidad de Navarra

Alfonso Sánchez-Tabernero, Universidad de Navarra

Doctor en Ciencias de la Información y actual Rector de la Universidad de Navarra. Es Profesor de Empresa Informativa de la Facultad de Comunicación y PDG por el IESE de la misma universidad, así como Visiting Fellow del European Institute for the Media (Dusserldorf)

María José Bosch, Universidad de los Andes

Doctora en General Management y Master of Research in Management del IESE Business School de la Universidad de Navarra. Es Profesora Asociada de Dirección de Personas y Directora del Centro de Investigación Conciliación Trabajo y Familia del ESE Business School de la de la Universidad de los Andes

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23/08/2019

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Benavides, C., Pérez-Latre, F. J., Sánchez-Tabernero, A., & Bosch, M. J. (2019). How editors and publishers perceive their leadership behavior in Chilean and Spanish newsrooms. An approach from transformational leadership. Revista De Comunicación, 18(2), 51–71. https://doi.org/10.26441/RC18.2-2019-A3

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