Structural Validity Of Abraham Lincoln As A Transformational Leader
“In order to win a man to your cause, you must first reach his heart, the great high road to his reason.” Abraham Lincoln (cited in Crowley, M (2001)
As one of the most successful transformational leaders in political history, Abraham Lincoln inspired loyalty and willingness for self-sacrifice among his followers by raising their level of motivation through the development of a shared vision, morality, loyalty, trust and communication.—as evidenced by changing their attitudes toward emancipation of the slaves. (Crowley, M .2001)
There are many leadership styles that are not as altruistic as the one adopted by Lincoln such as authoritarian, autocratic models aimed at increasing productivity in a top down, power driven relationship …show more content…
Paper presented at NZARE AARE, Auckland, New Zealand.
Bennett, Tepper, Paul & Percy (1999). Structural Validity of the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire. Educational and Psychological Measurement 1994 54: 734
Burns, J. M. (1978) Leadership. New York: Harper & Row
Bryant, E. (2003).The role of transformational and transactional leadership in creating, sharing and exploiting organizational knowledge. Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies, 9(4), 32-44.
Carlson, S & Perrewe, L.(1995). Institutionalization of organizational ethics through transformational leadership. Journal of Business Ethics, 14(10), pp. 829-839.
Crowley, M (2001). The Heart: Transformational Leadership for The 21st Century. Bloomington: Balboa Press.
Dimmock, C. (1995). School leadership: Securing quality teaching and learning. In C. Evers & J. Chapman (Eds.), Educational Administration: An Australian perspective. (pp. 274-295). St. Leonards, Australia: Allen & Unwin.
Engelbrecht, S & Murray, D. (1995).The influence of leader-subordinate work value congruence on the performance and satisfaction outcomes of transactional and transformational leaders. Binghamton, NY: Binghamton
As one of the most successful transformational leaders in political history, Abraham Lincoln inspired loyalty and willingness for self-sacrifice among his followers by raising their level of motivation through the development of a shared vision, morality, loyalty, trust and communication.—as evidenced by changing their attitudes toward emancipation of the slaves. (Crowley, M .2001)
There are many leadership styles that are not as altruistic as the one adopted by Lincoln such as authoritarian, autocratic models aimed at increasing productivity in a top down, power driven relationship …show more content…
Paper presented at NZARE AARE, Auckland, New Zealand.
Bennett, Tepper, Paul & Percy (1999). Structural Validity of the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire. Educational and Psychological Measurement 1994 54: 734
Burns, J. M. (1978) Leadership. New York: Harper & Row
Bryant, E. (2003).The role of transformational and transactional leadership in creating, sharing and exploiting organizational knowledge. Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies, 9(4), 32-44.
Carlson, S & Perrewe, L.(1995). Institutionalization of organizational ethics through transformational leadership. Journal of Business Ethics, 14(10), pp. 829-839.
Crowley, M (2001). The Heart: Transformational Leadership for The 21st Century. Bloomington: Balboa Press.
Dimmock, C. (1995). School leadership: Securing quality teaching and learning. In C. Evers & J. Chapman (Eds.), Educational Administration: An Australian perspective. (pp. 274-295). St. Leonards, Australia: Allen & Unwin.
Engelbrecht, S & Murray, D. (1995).The influence of leader-subordinate work value congruence on the performance and satisfaction outcomes of transactional and transformational leaders. Binghamton, NY: Binghamton