Transformational versus Transactional Leadership Leadership and Team Development-Fall 2011 Abstract This research paper addresses various aspects of transformational and transactional leadership styles. It mainly presents a comparative overview of these leadership styles. Further‚ it talks about an example of each transformational and transactional leadership in real-world. This leads to mentioning various applications that each leadership style finds in today’s business. Analysis of strengths
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Transformational versus Transactional Leadership This document is intended to compare and contrasts Transformational and Transactional Leadership and discusses how they are used in management of organizations by managers. Before we can delve into the comparison or contrast‚ we first need to define what we mean by each of these terms we are comparing and contrasting. Transformational Leadership Defined This type of leadership can best be defined as a process in which "leaders and followers help
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Critique of Transformational Leadership & Transactional Leadership “Leadership without perspective and point of view isn’t leadership-and of course it must be your own perspective‚ your own point of view. You cannot borrow a point of view any more than you can borrow someone else’s eyes. It must be authentic‚ and if it is‚ it will be original‚ because you are original”. (Bennis‚ 1992‚ p.122) Introduction This paper assesses two popular leadership theories: Transformational Leadership & Transactional
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company from an aging industrial manufacturer into one of the world’s most competitive organisations‚ by building more shareholder wealth than any corporate chief in history. Time and again he reinvented the company‚ and time and again‚ his employees went along with it (Krames‚ 2002). The paradigm of transformational leadership is useful in analysing how he was able to accomplish this (Dubrin‚ Dalglish & Miller‚ 2006). It is also useful in identifying the personal characteristics‚ the leader and
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Bass’ Transformational Leadership Theory Christy Duvigneaud Capella University Abstract Bass’ Theory of Transformational Leadership provides a framework and foundation for managers and leaders in human services organization to develop a contemporary approach relative to the roles‚ relationships‚ and resource capacities that drive their professional positions and sustain the respective institutions. In fact‚ there is quite a bit of scholarly research extolling the benefits of such a leadership
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point in their life. While some leaders are thrust into their roles‚ others are more willing to take on a new leadership role. One thing remains true; there is no one and only way to lead. However‚ for the past few decades leadership theories have evolved and been the source of many studies. The trait theory‚ similar to the "Great Man" theory‚ believes that individuals inherit certain qualities when they are born‚ thus resulting in the common expression‚ "leaders are born‚ not made." In his book
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Effective Athletic and Business Leaders Jeffery Blake Laney Concordia University Irvine Effective Athletic and Business Leaders Effective leaders can be found in a wide variety of professions. Being an effective leader is not limited to certain jobs. All successful businesses and athletic programs have leaders that are effective in their own unique ways. Two effective leaders close to me are Kelly Lawrence and Jeremy Pruitt. While both of the leaders are highly effective‚ they both have their
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for Transformational Leadership In 1985‚ the industrial psychologist Bernard Bass identified and wrote about four basic elements that underlie transformational leadership which is known as 4I model: 1. Idealized Influence(II) 2. Inspirational Motivation (IM) 3. Intellectual Stimulation (IS) 4. Individualized Consideration (IC) Idealized Influence (II) Transformational leaders play-act as role models and exhibit a magnetic personality that shape others to want to become more like the leader Idealized
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Both transformational leadership and leader-member exchange leadership theories have been an issue of discussion for many scholars. The majority of authors agree that transformational leaders ‘have qualitatively different and quantitatively greater effects on their followers than the effects of exchange leaders’ (Gupta & Krishnan 2004‚ p.7). This essay builds on the existing literature about these two theories and will try to draw a parallel between LMX and transformational leadership‚ i.e. it will
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Elements of Transformational Leadership by Matthew Schieltz‚ Demand Media Organizations emphasize the concept of leadership in training managers or group leaders to propel a team or the organization forward. Within leadership‚ the effectiveness of the transformational versus transactional leader is often debated. Transactional leadership relies more on a "give and take" understanding‚ whereby subordinates have a sense of duty to the leader in exchange for some reward. Transformational leadership
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