Scholarly leadership of the study of leadership A review of The Leadership Quarterly's second decade, 2000-2009

In a reprise of Lowe and Gardner s (2000) review of The Leadership Quarterly s (LQ) first decade as a premier outlet for scholarly leadership research we review 353 articles published in LQ during its second decade Multiple methods were employed to prepare this review including interviews with the journal s current Senior Editor and Associate Editors an assessment of LQs impact reputation and most cited articles through citation analyses a content analysis of article type (theory empirical and methods) contributors (e g discipline nationality and institutional affiliation) theoretical foundations research strategies sample location/type data collection methods and analytical procedures survey and follow-up focus groups conducted with LQ Editorial Review Board members and qualitative analyses to assess the prevalent themes contributions and trends reflected in LQ during its second decade Drawing from these sources we describe anticipated directions for future research (c) 2010 Elsevier Inc All rights reserved