Transformational leadership

About: Transformational leadership is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 18939 publications have been published within this topic receiving 600379 citations.

Switch Leadership in Projects an Empirical Study Reflecting the Importance of Transformational Leadership on Project Success across Twenty-Eight Nations:

Abstract: “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” Mahatma Gandhi This paper documents an empirical analysis of leadership in project management practices on 153 projects across 28 nations. This is a two-phase research study for which 46 projects were studied in phase 1 representing 14 nations and 107 projects were examined in phase 2 originating from 25 nations. The main purpose of this research is to study the importance of project leadership and team related factors and enlist the factors that play a pivotal role in achieving project success. It is a multinational and thus multicultural research study that represents the present day project environment, which is highly multicultural and multidisciplinary. The results from the analysis of data obtained from phase 1 lead to the development of the phase 2 questionnaires that further explores the links between different leadership aspects and project success as pointed out in the phase 1. At the end the author provides a tentative and suggestive list of factors displaying the impact of critical leadership factors on project success

The Relevance of Charisma for Transformational Leadership in Stable Organizations

Abstract: One of the primary dimensions of the multifactor leadership questionnaire (MLQ) developed by Bass and associates is idealized influence, or charisma. However, there has been very little empirical support for this dimension in a number of previous studies. We argue that this lack of support is due to the attributional nature of charisma and the situational impact on the existence of, or the need for, charismatic leadership. The current study supported this contention and provided a more parsimonious operationalization of the MLQ, which did not include the idealized influence dimension.

The transformational leader as pedagogue, physician, architect, commander, and saint: Five root metaphors in Jack Welch's letters to stockholders of General Electric:

Abstract: We analyse the corpus of CEO letters to stockholders that were signed by a widely revered business leader, Jack Welch, during his tenure as CEO of the General Electric Company [GE], 1981—2000. Our discussion is located within theory pertaining to transformational leadership. We examine Welch's language from the standpoint of how transformational leadership can be conceived as a rhetorical artefact of one-sided dialogue emanating from a powerful leader. We give particular attention to the saturation of Welch's discourse with metaphors, and argue that metaphors illuminate how transformational leadership and the accompanying construct of charisma manifest themselves in practice. Five root metaphors that heightened Welch's persuasive and rhetorical impact on his audience are identified and discussed: Welch as pedagogue , physician, architect, commander and saint . We advocate greater awareness of the rhetorical techniques employed by transformational leaders in attempts to broker compliance with their views.

Leadership in Early Childhood : The Pathway to Professionalism

Abstract: PrefaceAcknowledgementsIntroductionA professional issueCommunication and interpersonal skillsConflict resolutionDecision makingBuilding and leading a teamInitiating and implementing changeLeadership and the research connectionA partnership with parents and the publicThe ethics of leadershipEpilogueReferencesIndex.

CEO transformational and transactional leadership and organizational innovation: The moderating role of environmental dynamism

Abstract: Purpose – Organizational innovation is critical for firm competitive advantage. Yet, we do not know enough about the relationship between leadership and organizational innovation. The purpose of this paper is to examine the influence of chief executive officer (CEO) transformational and transactional leadership on organizational innovation. The authors examine the moderating role of environmental dynamism. Design/methodology/approach – The authors collected survey-based data from top management team members in 163 companies in services, construction, manufacturing and other industries in the USA. The authors used multiple regression analyses to test the study hypotheses. Findings – The empirical findings indicate that CEO transformational and transactional leadership behaviors positively influence organizational innovation. However, organizations benefit more from transformational leadership in dynamic environments. Originality/value – This study highlights the role of CEO leadership behavior in the pursu...