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Transformational Leadership: Theory and Practice Eighth Edition
Transformational Leadership: Theory and Practice Eighth Edition
Transformational Leadership: Theory and Practice Eighth Edition
Transformational Leadership
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Transformational Leadership
Process – Assumes that leader’s interactions can
transform followers.
Influence - Assumes that a leader can transform
followers to accomplish what they would do
otherwise.
Core elements – Assumes that followers’ emotions,
values, ethics, standards, and long-term goals can be
changed.
Measure – Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire
(MLQ) which measures different leadership
behaviors (the 4 Is).
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exchanges
that occur - No new taxes => votes.
between leaders - Sell more cars => bonus.
and their followers
- Do assignments => grade.
- Surpass goals => promotion.
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to create a connection
that increases
followers and tries to help
motivation followers reach their fullest
and morality in both potential.
the
leader and the follower
Abraham Lincoln – raised
the hopes and demands of
millions of people, motivating
them to give themselves to
end slavery.
Mahatma Gandhi
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Strengths
Intuitive appeal. People are attracted to TL because it makes
sense to them.
Emphasizes followers. TL emphasizes followers’ emotions, needs,
values, and morals.
Effectiveness. Evidence supports that TL is an effective form of
leadership. The dimensions measured (especially the 4 I’s and
contingent rewards) impact followers’
Motivation
Performance
Satisfaction
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Criticisms
Lacks conceptual and measurement clarity.
The 4 I’s overlap.
Transactional and transformational leadership overlap.
Essentially ignores task oriented behavior (planning, defining
roles, defining objectives, problem solving).
Validity of MLQ is weak.
• Does the MLQ simply measure how much a follower likes a leader?
• Do leaders with high MLQ scores actually transform their followers?
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