Leadership During Covid-19

You are invited to participate in a research study on Leadership during Covid-19. The current study is part of an ongoing research program led by Dr. Janaki Gooty (bio), Dr. George Banks (bio) and Dr. Scott Tonidandel (bio).

Here are some reasons to enroll in the Leadership during COVID-19 Study:

  1. You will contribute to scientific research on understanding the nature of leadership during the COVID-19 crisis.
  2. The technique we are using for this research involves writing about a significant event in your work week – similar to journaling. Such writing has been shown to be a stress reliever and could be therapeutic for some individuals.1
  3. You will be invited to participate in a 30-minute, virtual leadership training session led by Drs. Gooty and Banks as a thank you for your participation. The research team will also present summary statistics on what we learn from this study, that could, in turn, be beneficial in your workplace.

Who can participate?

You qualify for this study if you are:

  1. An adult over the age of 18
  2. Employed full time (at a minimum of 35 hours per week)
  3. Are in a supervisory, management, or leadership role
  4. And are willing to participate in this study for 5 minutes a week for 8 weeks via your computer or handheld device (or any device of your choosing).

What are the participation requirements?

Respond to a brief 5 minute survey every Friday for eight weeks.

Where will the study take place? 

All study materials will be gathered online.

What types of information will be collected? 

You will be asked to provide your name and email, which will only be used to a) send surveys to you and b) match your surveys across the eight-week time period. All identifying information regarding your participation will be kept confidential to the fullest extent possible and is available only to the research team. You are free to withdraw your consent and to discontinue participation at any time.

Ready to begin?

Please click the link below to enroll in the study. This initial survey should take no more than 5 minutes to complete.

Leadership during COVID-19: http://belkcollege.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_08NZn5mnkRnvohf

Or, copy and paste the following into your browser:

http://belkcollege.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_08NZn5mnkRnvohf

Who should I contact if I have questions? 

Dr. Janaki Gooty, Associate Professor at UNC Charlotte’s Belk College of Business, is conducting this study. For questions or comments, please email her research assistant, Andrew McBride at amcbrid7@uncc.edu.

You may also contact any member of the research team here:

Dr. Janaki Gooty – jgooty@uncc.edu or 704-687-7694

Dr. George Banks – gbanks3@uncc.edu

Dr. Scott Tonidandel – scott.tonidandel@uncc.edu

Liana Kreamer – lkreamer@uncc.edu

1 Journaling and/or stress relief is not the purpose of our research but the data gathering technique we are using could provide such stress relief to some as a side effect.

Murray, B. (2002, June). Writing to heal. Monitor on Psychology, 33(6), 54. Retrieved from http://www.apa.org/monitor/jun02/writing.aspx