Evaluating Transformational Theory
REVISITING FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS OF TRANSFORMATIONAL
LEADERSHIP THEORY: A CLOSER LOOK AT FOLLOWER
DEVELOPMENTAL PROCESSES
A Dissertation
Presented to
The Academic Faculty
By
Michael Lippstreu
In Partial Fulfillment
Of the Requirements for the Degree
Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology
Georgia Institute of Technology
May, 2010
Copyright © 2010 by Michael Lippstreu
REVISITING FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS OF TRANSFORMATIONAL
LEADERSHIP THEORY: A CLOSER LOOK AT FOLLOWER
DEVELOPMENTAL PROCESSES
Approved by:
Dr. Lawrence R. James, Advisor
School of Psychology
Georgia Institute of Technology
Dr. Arthur D. Fisk
School of Psychology
Georgia Institute of Technology
Dr. Todd J. Maurer
Robinson College of Business
Georgia State University
Dr. Randall H. Lucius
Turknett Leadership Group …show more content…
However, the transformational dimensions have often been found to be very highly correlated, and therefore a few studies employing the MLQ have found support for a higher order structure reflecting the more general construct of transformational leadership (Carless, 1998; Den Hartog, Van
Muijen, & Koopman, 1997; Tejeda et al., 2001). The high correlations between these dimensions within the higher order construct of transformational leadership suggest that leaders who show one type of behavior are very likely to show behaviors indicative of the other dimensions. Transformational leaders exhibit all of the leadership dimensions, and these dimensions should be viewed as a total package. Indeed, most studies testing relationships between transformational leadership and other variables have aggregated the ratings across the dimensions to measure transformational leadership at the general level of the construct (e.g., Dvir & Shamir, 2003; Judge & Piccolo, 2004; Kark,
LEADERSHIP THEORY: A CLOSER LOOK AT FOLLOWER
DEVELOPMENTAL PROCESSES
A Dissertation
Presented to
The Academic Faculty
By
Michael Lippstreu
In Partial Fulfillment
Of the Requirements for the Degree
Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology
Georgia Institute of Technology
May, 2010
Copyright © 2010 by Michael Lippstreu
REVISITING FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS OF TRANSFORMATIONAL
LEADERSHIP THEORY: A CLOSER LOOK AT FOLLOWER
DEVELOPMENTAL PROCESSES
Approved by:
Dr. Lawrence R. James, Advisor
School of Psychology
Georgia Institute of Technology
Dr. Arthur D. Fisk
School of Psychology
Georgia Institute of Technology
Dr. Todd J. Maurer
Robinson College of Business
Georgia State University
Dr. Randall H. Lucius
Turknett Leadership Group …show more content…
However, the transformational dimensions have often been found to be very highly correlated, and therefore a few studies employing the MLQ have found support for a higher order structure reflecting the more general construct of transformational leadership (Carless, 1998; Den Hartog, Van
Muijen, & Koopman, 1997; Tejeda et al., 2001). The high correlations between these dimensions within the higher order construct of transformational leadership suggest that leaders who show one type of behavior are very likely to show behaviors indicative of the other dimensions. Transformational leaders exhibit all of the leadership dimensions, and these dimensions should be viewed as a total package. Indeed, most studies testing relationships between transformational leadership and other variables have aggregated the ratings across the dimensions to measure transformational leadership at the general level of the construct (e.g., Dvir & Shamir, 2003; Judge & Piccolo, 2004; Kark,