Transformational Leadership Style versus Transactional Leadership Style; Impact on Routines and Team Performance

Transformational Leadership Style versus Transactional Leadership
Style; Impact on Routines and Team Performance
It is suggested that Transformational Leadership Style will cause a change in routines in maximum situations that will translate to higher team performance. Using the Input-Process-Outcome model, the study examines the Input of Leadership Styles as espoused in the Full Range
Leadership Model; Transformation Leadership and Transactional
Leadership, the Processes of Team Routines and the Outcome of Team
Performance. The study will collect data from military units in the
Singapore Armed Forces called sections who are led by Section
Commanders. The Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire 5X will be used in measuring the type of leader of each section. Regression is used to analyse the hypothesis. It is predicted that military sections (teams) led by section commanders with transformational leadership styles will influence a greater change in routines in maximum situations and outperform teams lead by leaders with transactional leadership styles.
The study will also discuss the implications of results, limitations of the study and direction for future research.

Introduction

In every organization, there is a need to improve the performance of teams and it is no different in the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF). performances and effectiveness of teams.

Many variables dtermine

In the military, the hieratical structure,

burecractic nature of the organisation influenced, by a strong culture of discipline and values, founded on systems and processes placed a great importance of the leaderfollower relationship and its impact on individual, team and organizational performance.
In the SAF, the situation is even more unique as the military is a conscript military comprising both regular career professionals with young men who are serving their nation by way of their national obligation.

These young men, termed as National

Servicemen

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