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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leadership styles‚ Transformational‚ transactional‚ and Charismatic. Transformational leadership style is a style of leadership in which the leader moves and changes things in a big way by communicating to followers a special vision of the future‚ tapping into the follower’s higher ideals and motives. Followers trust and respect transformational leaders because they have a strong vision for the future of the organisation. Some of the Core characteristics of transformational leadership are:
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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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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 Leadership
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Transactional Leader as the word implies business or exchange. Burns‚ 1978‚ opined that a transactional leader is someone who leads though social exchange. It is a process that I simply call trade by batter‚ you do this for me‚ and you get that in return. A politician can be a transactional leader when he seeks to exchange one thing for another i.e. making promises and pulling through with the promises after an election. Also most business leaders are seen as transformational when they give out incentives
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Transactional leadership styles are more concerned with maintaining the normal flow of operations. Transactional leadership can be described as "keeping the ship afloat." Transactional leaders use disciplinary power and an array of incentives to motivate employees to perform at their best. A transactional leader generally does not look ahead in strategically guiding an organization to a position of market leadership; instead‚ these managers are solely concerned with making sure everything flows smoothly
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TRANSFORMATIONAL AND TRANSACTIONAL LEADERSHIP STYLE ABSTRACT In this global competitive environment‚ effective leadership style is necessary to reduce the attrition rate. From the effective leadership styles only it is possible to achieve organizational goal productively. This paper wanted to see the transformational and transactional leadership style. Where Transformational leadership can be categorized into Charisma‚ Inspiration‚ Intellectual Stimulation and Individualized Consideration. While
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Leadership Institute Faculty Publications Leadership Institute 1-1-2010 Emotional Intelligence and Transformational and Transactional Leadership: A Meta-Analysis Peter D. Harms University of Nebraska - Lincoln‚ pharms2@Unl.edu Marcus Credé State University of New York at Albany Harms‚ Peter D. and Credé‚ Marcus‚ "Emotional Intelligence and Transformational and Transactional Leadership: A Meta-Analysis" (2010). Leadership Institute Faculty Publications. Paper 14. http://digitalcommons
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Running head: THEORY AND PRACTICE OF TRANSACTIONAL-TRANSFORMATIO Theory and Practice of Transactional-Transformational Leadership THEORY AND PRACTICE OF TRANSACTIONAL-TRANSFORMATIO Abstract This essay details the different behaviors characterized by the contemporary transactional and transformational leadership models. The specific behaviors of each model are reviewed and their corresponding relation to motivation of individuals and teams are assessed. Both leadership
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Running head: Leading Change Paper Leading Change Paper: Managing Across the Organization James Boyles University of Phoenix Leading Change Paper: Managing Across the Organization In the simulation‚ Managing across America the class explored the effects of power and influence on a company ’s growth and development. This paper will discuss the opportunities and challenges for the Good Sport Company. The Good Sport Company is based in Coral Springs Florida .The company manufacturers
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