This study explores the dimensions of leadership in R&D organizations through studying the leadership theory and suggests an integrative approach to R&D leadership. It develops and validates a scale to access Integrated Leadership (IL) with multilevel approach for R&D organizations. Again it suggests a shorter version of the scale to assess IL. IL interacts positively to R&D performance and leader performance. Leaders’ motivation, knowledge sharing, R&D climate and HRM practices are found to boost the relationship between the IL and the R&D outcomes and leader performance. | Influence of emotion based integrated leadership on R D leader performance
