An experimental study of 52 self managing teams examines how individual’s dispositional trait—— core self evaluations (CSES) affects the leadership emergence and appraisal of leadership. Results show that CSES, positively relates to leadership emergence, and this correlation is not moderated by either task type or goal type but mediated by team process. And the effect of leadership emergence behaivor on the appraisal of leadership is mediated by voice behavior. The study provides empirical support for the dispositional base of leadership and explores the process of this dispositional effect.
