This edited volume explores the influence of role modelling as a process in the workplace; in particular, whether it can aid career development, offer psycho-social support, and provide the motivation and means to achieve goals. Chapters examine whether the dynamics of personal identification and self-belief can affect the way that role models are chosen, placing emphasis on geographical diversity and cultural aspects. By including studies of gender and followership in both American and Indian settings, the scholars and practitioners who contribute to this collection outline key aspects of role modelling, and its effect as a developmental tool in the workplace, from the perspective of the individual and organisations. This book is a valuable resource for academics interested in organisations, management, and diversity, as well as practitioners and policy-makers involved in leadership programmes, who will find its collection of both theoretical and empirical findings extremely useful.

Section I. Dynamics of Workplace Role Modelling

Chapter 1. A Followership Perspective on Role Modelling and Mentorship<i>; </i><i>Cassandra A. Ray </i>and<i> Michelle T. Violanti
Chapter 2. </i>Role Modelling and Its Impact on the Self-development of Academics; Julie Nyanjom
Chapter 3. Role Modelling as an Alternative to Mentoring for Career Development Outcomes in Organisations; <i>Tanjia M. Coleman
Section II. Gender and Role Modelling
Chapter 4. </i>Close and Distant Female Role Models in the Workplace; <i>Alexandra Lyman </i>and<i> Stacie F. Chappell
Chapter 5. </i>Complexities in the Role Model Identification Process for Educated Women from Rural India; Annu Mathew
Section III. Practitioners' Perspectives
Chapter 6. Role Modelling as a Means of Transformative Growth; <i>Kshitij Sharma
Chapter 7.</i> Fostering Vision, Culture, and Accountability in Young Organisations through Role Modelling; <i>Timothy Franklyn
Chapter 8. </i>Being and Following Role Models; <i>Raju Ramachandran, T</i>. S. Sridhar and <i>Sudarshan Iyengar.</i> <i> </i> <p></p><p><i></i></p> <p></p><p><i></i></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><i></i></p><p><b></b></p><p><i></i></p><p></p>