UNIVERSITY OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES UPS TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP BASS’ TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP THEORY * FORDJOUR EPHRAIM KWABENA 12MBAF278 What is Transformational Leadership Leadership has been around for thousands of years‚ and yet we still are unable to contain it in a single definition we all agree on. Perhaps this is because leadership is continuously evolving‚ and more than what it seems to be‚ depending on how you look at it. It is a complex concept‚ with
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Charismatic Leadership & the New Leadership Approach 1. What are the similarities and differences between charismatic and transformational leadership? A charismatic leader is a leader that makes you believe in his ideas (makes them appealing)‚ and not just accept them‚ exactly like a transformational leader. He really wants the subordinates’ commitment to the company’s goals and to the leader himself. To gain employees’ approval of himself‚ the charismatic leader will prove to be good at
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Consequence of charismatic leadership Max Weber a sociologist defines charismatic as “resting on devotion to the exceptional sanctity‚ heroism or exemplary character of an individual person‚ and of the normative patterns or order revealed or ordained by him”. Another theory of charismatic leadership was proposed by Conger and Kanungo (1987) based on the assumption that charisma is an attributional phenomenon. However a refined version of the theory was presented by Conger(1989) and by Conger and
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Teaching of Leadership‚ written by Tom Loughman‚ Ph.D. And John Finley‚ Ph.D. ‚ I was well informed of various characteristics of a charismatic leader. The authors also inform me on how a Germanic warrior named Beowulf exemplifies as an epic hero and how his traits portray him to his destiny. The three main purposes of the article from Journal of Leadership Education was to evaluate Beowulf as a leader to his people‚ describe ways on how Beowulf fits into the Conger-Kanungo model of charismatic leadership
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Yuan Ye (Carol) IBT07148 Transactional and Transformational Leadership [pic][pic] To: Nour Akalay Management June ‚ 2008 Transactional and Transformational Leadership Leadership has been an important topic in the social sciences for many years. Recently‚ renewed interest in the concept of leadership has been aroused. “The resurgence of interest in studying the topic of leadership appears to be accompanied by an acceptance of the distinction
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An Analysis of Transformational Leadership BSP045 Work Psychology B010898 Cheng Chen Introduction Since the early 1980s‚ there has been an explosion of interest on transformational leadership among scholars and managers. It is shown with evidence that the desire and effectiveness of transformational leadership style are universal (Den Hartog‚ et al.‚ 1999‚ and Bass‚ et al. 2006). This leadership style‚ as its name implies‚ is a process which tends to change and transform individuals (Northouse
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Transformational Leadership and Organizational Change Steve Jobs: The Face of Leadership This paper examines how Steve Jobs brought about change in Apple due to his leadership. It looks at ways he has continually pursued new‚ successful ventures to benefit Apple. Also‚ it will show that Jobs has managed to figure out what customers want before they even realize it themselves. Additionally‚ it will review how he makes the hard choices and stands behind his decisions. Then‚ it will examine Jobs’
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concept of transformational leadership‚ and to examine why many consider it as being overshadowed by inspirational leadership. In order to do that‚ the assignment starts with a general idea of Leadership‚ and differentiating it from Management‚ as many confuse them as the same thing. An explanation of how authors like Burns and Bass wrote about Transformational Leadership‚ and pointing out its differences from transactional leadership. Continuing by defining transformational leadership and analysing
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yet to create supportive and equality based environments the transformational leadership and management module proves more applicable to the environment of nursing. According to Hurley and Hutchinson “there is an equally pressing need for nurses to be more capable of leading themselves‚ other professional staff and in leading on the care delivery” (Hurley and
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I chose Transformational Leadership over the other theories because it does not only describe many of the attributes and behaviors I usually demonstrate in my daily life activities‚ but also it displays the kind of leader I want to become in the future. Personality characteristic such as being dominant‚ self-confidence or having ethical or moral values are traits that are innate from me. As a leader‚ I like to help my teammates to achieve their goals by having a good leader-follower relationship
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