Dr David Henderson

Lecturer in Employment Relations and Organisational Behaviour

Biography

David joined LSE in the spring of 2009 as a lecturer following the completion of his PhD in Business Administration (concentration in Organisational Behaviour and Human Resource Management). Through his research, teaching, and executive coaching, David seeks to understand how communication, interpersonal, and cross-cultural competencies can be positively engaged to generate sustainable value for organisations and their stakeholders. His background is diverse, inclusive of work and academic experiences in the U.S.A, France, Canada, and Austria. He holds a Masters Degrees in International Business. His research has been published in the Academy of Management Journal, the Journal of Applied Psychology, and the Leadership Quarterly and has been featured by the Society for Human Resource Management (online) and The Globe and Mail.

He provides executive education and leadership coaching through LSE Enterprise and is a member of Duke Corporate Education's Global Learning Resource Network. In his executive teaching and coaching, he has worked with organisations such as National Grid, Shell, Taiwan Central Personnel Administration and the Office of the Civil Service Commission in the Kingdom of Thailand.

Research interests

• The processes and outcomes of leadership
• Why individuals aim to become leaders
• How leadership contributes to or diminishes effectiveness
• The verbal and non-verbal language of effective leadership
• How culture influences the leadership process
• The development and maintenance of positive and productive interpersonal relationships
• How effective leadership maximizes small group and team environments and collaborations
• How employees' expectations in the workplace are best managed and met
• The psychological contract, social networks, multilevel theory, organisational culture

Teaching

• ID301 Leadership in Organisations: Theory and Practice
• ID420 Leadership in Organisations: Theory and Practice
• ID500 Employment Relations and Organisational Behaviour Seminar
• MG133  Foundations of Management (Summer School)

Recent publications

• LMX differentiation: a multilevel review and examination of its antecedents and outcomes
  Henderson, David J. (2009) LMX differentiation: a multilevel review and examination of its antecedents and outcomes. The leadership quarterly, 20 (4). pp. 517-534. ISSN 1048-9843
• Not all responses to breach are the same: a longitudinal study examining the interconnection of social exchange and psychological contract processes in organizations
  Dulac, Tanguy and Coyle-Shapiro, Jacqueline A-M. and Henderson, David J. and Wayne, Sandy J. (2008) Not all responses to breach are the same: a longitudinal study examining the interconnection of social exchange and psychological contract processes in organizations. Academy of management journal, 51 (6). pp. 1079-1098. ISSN 0001-4273
• Leader-member exchange, differentiation, and psychological contract fulfillment: a multilevel examination
  Henderson, David J. and Wayne, Sandy J. and Shore, Lynn M. and Bommer, William H. and Tetrick, Lois E. (2008) Leader-member exchange, differentiation, and psychological contract fulfillment: a multilevel examination. Journal of applied psychology, 93 (6). pp. 1208-1219. ISSN 0021-9010
• Servant leadership: development of a multidimensional measure and multilevel assessment
  Liden, Robert C. and Wayne, Sandy J. and Zhao, Hao and Henderson, David J. (2008) Servant leadership: development of a multidimensional measure and multilevel assessment. The leadership quarterly, 19 (2). pp. 161-177. ISSN 1048-9843
• The role of LMX and communication in the goal setting process
  Henderson, David J. and Dulac, Tanguy and Liden, Robert C. (2006) The role of LMX and communication in the goal setting process. In: Graen, George B. and Graen, Joni A., (eds.) Sharing network leadership. Information Age Publishing, Greenwich, Connecticut, pp. 245-268. ISBN 9781593115296

Complete list of publications

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