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Transformational leadership
About: Transformational leadership is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 18939 publications have been published within this topic receiving 600379 citations.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors argue that leadership is a vehicle for social identity-based collective agency in which leaders and followers are partners, and explore the two sides of this partnership: the way in which a shared sense of identity makes leadership possible, and the way leaders act as entrepreneurs of identity in order to make particular forms of identity and their own leadership viable.
Abstract: Traditional models see leadership as a form of zero-sum game in which leader agency is achieved at the expense of follower agency and vice versa. Against this view, the present article argues that leadership is a vehicle for social identity-based collective agency in which leaders and followers are partners. Drawing upon evidence from a range of historical sources and from the BBC Prison Study, the present article explores the two sides of this partnership: the way in which a shared sense of identity makes leadership possible and the way in which leaders act as entrepreneurs of identity in order to make particular forms of identity and their own leadership viable. The analysis also focuses (a) on the way in which leaders' identity projects are constrained by social reality, and (b) on the manner in which effective leadership contributes to the transformation of this reality through the initiation of structure that mobilizes and redirects a group's identity-based social power.
530 citations
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26 Jun 2013
TL;DR: Reflecting the full range of transformational and charismatic leadership styles, the contributors here review the past, critique the present and speculate about the future as discussed by the authors, and the contributors in this article
Abstract: Reflecting the full range of transformational and charismatic leadership styles, the contributors here review the past, critique the present and speculate about the future
527 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigate the role of leadership behaviour as a key antecedent for management innovation at the organization level and investigate its moderating role, finding that smaller, less complex, organizations benefit more from transactional leadership in realizing management innovation while larger organizations need to draw on transformational leaders to compensate for their complexity.
Abstract: Recent research on management innovation, i.e. new managerial processes, practices, or structures that change the nature of managerial work, suggests it can be an important source of competitive advantage. In this study, we focus on management innovation at the organization level and investigate the role of leadership behaviour as a key antecedent. Due to its prominent role within organizations, top management has the ability to greatly influence management innovation. In particular, we focus on leadership behaviour and examine transformational and transactional leadership. Additionally, as contextual variables like organizational size may influence the impact of leadership, we investigate its moderating role. Findings show that both leadership behaviours contribute to management innovation. Interestingly, our study indicates that smaller, less complex, organizations benefit more from transactional leadership in realizing management innovation. On the other hand, larger organizations need to draw on transformational leaders to compensate for their complexity and allow management innovation to flourish.
524 citations
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19 Aug 1988TL;DR: Charismatic and non-charismatic leaders: Differences in Behavior and Effectiveness Part Two: Strategic Vision and the Charismatic Leader 5 The Visionary Leader 6 Profiles of Strategic Vision: Levesque and Iacocca Part Three: The Sources and Limitations of Charisma 7 Two Faces of Charisma: Socialized and Personalized Leadership in Organizations 8 Origins of Charisma as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: Introduction: Problems and Prospects in Understanding Charismatic Leadership Part One: The Nature and Dynamics of Charismatic Leadership 1 Theoretical Foundations of Charismatic Leadership 2 Evolving Perspectives on Charismatic Leadership 3 Behavioral Dimensions of Charismatic Leadership 4 Charismatic and Non-Charismatic Leaders: Differences in Behavior and Effectiveness Part Two: Strategic Vision and the Charismatic Leader 5 The Visionary Leader 6 Profiles of Strategic Vision: Levesque and Iacocca Part Three: The Sources and Limitations of Charisma 7 Two Faces of Charisma: Socialized and Personalized Leadership in Organizations 8 Origins of Charisma: Socialized and Personalized Leadership in Organizations 9 Limits of Charisma Part Four: Development of Charismatic Leaders 10 Developiing Transformational Leaders: A Life Span Approach 11 Training Charismatic Leadership: A Risky and Critical Task Conclusion: Patterns and Trends in Studying Charismatic Leadership
521 citations
TL;DR: This paper examined the practices of administrators in each of 12 schools which had developed highly collaborative professional relationships over a three year period in the context of school improvement initiatives and found that the feasibility of developing more collaborative school cultures in a relatively brief period of time and clarified the role played by the larger context for school improvement for fostering collaboration.
Abstract: Collaborative school cultures have been associated with the achievement of a number of school reform objectives for both teachers and students. Little is known, however, about how such cultures develop and whether or how school administrators can facilitate that process. This study examined the practices of administrators in each of 12 schools which had developed highly collaborative professional relationships over a three year period in the context of school improvement initiatives. Results suggest the feasibility of developing more collaborative school cultures in a relatively brief period of time and clarify the role played by the larger context of school improvement for fostering collaboration. Specific strategies used by the administrators are described. These strategies are associated with a concept of leadership termed “transformational”.
521 citations