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Table 4

Followership behaviours

Themes for followership behaviours
No.		Code categories for follower behaviours	Excerpts from raw data
Self-focussed behaviours
1		Proactive and takes initiative	I usually tell my boss if she has done something that I do not agree with
2		Principled and has integrity	The minute I see something that is not right, I tell you. I say, you know what, please. I respect you, but this is not acceptable
Self- and organisation-focussed behaviours
3		Professional conduct	Whichever leader that you put in front of me, professionally I will be willing to follow
10^a		Operates with political awareness: Is mindful of the political nature of organisation and navigates accordingly	I knew what to do, what to say, what not to do, what not to say … What to say to who, what not to say to who. So that's how politics are
Organisation-focussed behaviours
4		Purpose and dedication	I have shown good commitment and passion and done everything that is expected of me
5		Responsible and accountable	I have that sense of accountability towards myself so I know that I need to be at work at a certain time, I need to do my work
Leader- and organisation-focussed behaviours
6		Engaged and supportive	I really try to support my supervisor or my director in doing what is required to make his job easier
Leader-focussed
7		Respectful deference	I respect my manager, so whoever he is, I respect that figure of authority
8		Positive attitude	I try my best to be a team player, to form part of the team
9^a		Disengagement and minimum effort: Just does job, does not care anymore – completely disengaged	You don't even care now. You just do what you have to do but you don't care … we just leave things as they are … as long as we get paid
Leader- and self-focussed behaviours
11^a	Respect as a precursor to followership: Follows instructions if issued respectfully (not ordered) – tone matters		I do it more enthusiastically when he asks me to do something for him than when he says ‘you should have done this

Themes for followership behaviours
No.		Code categories for follower behaviours	Excerpts from raw data
Self-focussed behaviours
1		Proactive and takes initiative	I usually tell my boss if she has done something that I do not agree with
2		Principled and has integrity	The minute I see something that is not right, I tell you. I say, you know what, please. I respect you, but this is not acceptable
Self- and organisation-focussed behaviours
3		Professional conduct	Whichever leader that you put in front of me, professionally I will be willing to follow
10^a		Operates with political awareness: Is mindful of the political nature of organisation and navigates accordingly	I knew what to do, what to say, what not to do, what not to say … What to say to who, what not to say to who. So that's how politics are
Organisation-focussed behaviours
4		Purpose and dedication	I have shown good commitment and passion and done everything that is expected of me
5		Responsible and accountable	I have that sense of accountability towards myself so I know that I need to be at work at a certain time, I need to do my work
Leader- and organisation-focussed behaviours
6		Engaged and supportive	I really try to support my supervisor or my director in doing what is required to make his job easier
Leader-focussed
7		Respectful deference	I respect my manager, so whoever he is, I respect that figure of authority
8		Positive attitude	I try my best to be a team player, to form part of the team
9^a		Disengagement and minimum effort: Just does job, does not care anymore – completely disengaged	You don't even care now. You just do what you have to do but you don't care … we just leave things as they are … as long as we get paid
Leader- and self-focussed behaviours
11^a	Respect as a precursor to followership: Follows instructions if issued respectfully (not ordered) – tone matters		I do it more enthusiastically when he asks me to do something for him than when he says ‘you should have done this

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Additional code categories that were not part of followership beliefs