A Predictive Classification Approach to Examining Components of Ethical and Transformational Leadership Contributing to Leader Effectiveness in the Accounting Profession

2021 ◽  
pp. 147-169
Author(s):  
Mary Kay Copeland ◽  
David Smith
Keyword(s):  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Leader Effectiveness ◽  
Accounting Profession ◽  
Classification Approach

scholarly journals Machiavellian Leader Effectiveness

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanna A. Genau ◽  
Gerhard Blickle ◽  
Nora Schütte ◽  
James A. Meurs
Keyword(s):  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Leadership Effectiveness ◽  
Political Skill ◽  
Moderated Mediation ◽  
Leader Effectiveness ◽  
Negatively Associated ◽  
Mediation Analyses ◽  
Activation Theory ◽  
Trait Activation ◽  
Trait Activation Theory

Abstract. Research on the effectiveness of Machiavellian leaders has found contradictory results. By linking socioanalytic and trait activation theory to the Machiavellianism and leadership literature, we argue that political skill may explain these findings by moderating the relation between Machiavellianism and leadership effectiveness. Using a multisource design and moderated mediation analyses with 153 leaders, 287 subordinates, and 153 superiors, we show that leaders who are both strongly politically skilled and high on Machiavellianism successfully enact transformational leadership, mediating improved leader effectiveness. However, when leader political skill is low, high Machiavellianism is negatively associated with (subordinate-rated) transformational leadership, resulting in lower leader effectiveness ratings by superiors. We discuss these results in light of current research on Machiavellianism in leadership and work contexts.

Leaders—watch out for LMX differentiation: A multilevel model of leader-related antecedences and consequences of LMX differentiation

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 398-417
Author(s):  
Vivien Eichenseer ◽  
Daniel Spurk ◽  
Simone Kauffeld
Keyword(s):  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Indirect Effects ◽  
Multilevel Model ◽  
Leader Effectiveness ◽  
Leader Member Exchange ◽  
Multilevel Analyses ◽  
Unequal Treatment ◽  
Group Outcomes ◽  
Member Exchange ◽  
Satisfaction With The Leader

Research has shown that leader–member exchange differentiation affects individual and group outcomes. However, it is not yet clear how such unequal treatment affects the team’s perception of their leader in terms of leader-related outcomes, such as perceived leader communication quality, satisfaction with the leader, and perceived leader effectiveness. We analyzed how leader–member exchange differentiation in teams affects leader-related outcomes, and how it is affected by transformational leadership at the team level. Multilevel analyses of data from 92 teams with 831 employees indicated that leader–member exchange differentiation within teams is negatively related to leader-related outcomes, whereas transformational leadership is negatively related to leader–member exchange differentiation. In addition, we found positive indirect effects from transformational leadership to the leader-related outcomes via leader–member exchange differentiation.

The impact of emotional intelligence on transformational leadership and leader effectiveness

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 83 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sayyad Mohsen Allameh ◽  
Javad Khazaei Pool ◽  
Reza Verij Kazemi ◽  
Masoud Mostafavi
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Leader Effectiveness ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Is “Individual Focused” Leadership More Effective And Satisfying Than “Group Focused” Leadership! An Empirical Research

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 6612-6621
Keyword(s):  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Leadership Style ◽  
Leader Effectiveness ◽  
Intellectual Stimulation ◽  
Empirical Survey ◽  
Extra Effort ◽  
Idealized Influence ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Bass And Avolio

Purpose- The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between individual focused and group focused Transformational Leadership and outcomes measured in terms of extra effort, effectiveness and satisfaction through an empirical survey in three Indian industry segments. Transformational leadership is a leadership form which is fully evolved. Leadership is essentially motivating others but not coercing them. The focus of transformational leadership is to change the thought process of the followers to enable them to contribute their might for the organization instead of seeking rewards from the organization. Transformational leadership was explained in detail by James M Burns and was further elaborated by Bass and Avolio as consisting of five leadership constructs ie idealized influence related to the leader’s behaviors, idealized influence related to the leader’s attributes, inspirational motivation, intellectual stimulation, and individualized consideration. Process- Correlation between Transformational leadership and its impact in motivating people has been an interesting subject to evaluate. Bass and Avolio developed MLQ ( Multi factor leadership questionnaire ) to carry out such a study. This survey was carried out in a large Indian Paper and Paperboard manufacturing division, a tobacco division and an agri division of an enterprise of repute in which about 326 managers participated and the survey findings were subjected to statistical analysis. Findings-Transformational leadership is reputed to enhance employee satisfaction, motivation, technological innovation, and leader effectiveness ratings. While all of these have been proved by the survey quoted above, it was interesting to note the relationship between Individual focused leadership and Group focused leadership and the outcomes measured in terms of extra effort, effectiveness and satisfaction. Research limitations-In the empirical survey carried out, participants were males which is a limitation caused by non availability of lady managers. Originality/value-The current research compared the individual constructs of the Leadership style in terms of Individual focused leadership and Group focused leadership and each of the outcomes in detail and established their relationship.

Visionary leadership effectiveness: Moderating roles of power distance and middle-way thinking

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (12) ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Yuan Jing Luo ◽  
Yan Ping Li ◽  
Jin Nam Choi ◽  
Jing Du
Keyword(s):  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Organizational Citizenship ◽  
Organizational Citizenship Behavior ◽  
Power Distance ◽  
Visionary Leadership ◽  
Leader Effectiveness ◽  
Citizenship Behavior ◽  
Chinese Values ◽  
Power Distance Orientation ◽  
Middle Way

In existing studies on leader effectiveness, scholars have focused on the significance of the power distance orientation of followers for transformational leadership. In this study we identified middle-way thinking as a critical contingency for the effectiveness of leaders in China that reflects idiosyncratic Chinese values. Participants were 304 Chinese employees and their supervisors. Multilevel modeling revealed that middle-way thinking of followers accentuated the positive effect of visionary leadership, the core component of transformational leadership, on the organizational citizenship behavior of followers. The results also indicate that the power distance orientation of followers had a relatively limited moderating effect on the relationship between organizational citizenship behavior and visionary leadership. In the context of Chinese organizations, our findings provide insight into the emic middle-way thinking of followers as a meaningful contingency that affects the effectiveness of leadership.

The relationship between transformational leadership, perceived leader effectiveness and teachers’ job satisfaction

2014 ◽  
Vol 52 (4) ◽  
pp. 509-528 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Eliophotou Menon
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Leadership Behaviors ◽  
Full Range ◽  
Leader Effectiveness ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Teachers Perceptions ◽  
Full Range Model ◽  
Passive Avoidant ◽  
Overall Job Satisfaction

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the link between transformational/transactional/passive-avoidant leadership behaviors, teachers’ perceptions of leader effectiveness and teachers’ job satisfaction. In this context, the paper also examines the conceptual model underlying the scales of the most widely used instrument in research on transformational leadership, the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ). The theoretical framework for this investigation is that of the full range model of leadership. Design/methodology/approach – An adapted version of the MLQ was administered to a sample of 438 secondary school teachers in the Republic of Cyprus. Confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling were used in the analysis of the data. Findings – The results provide support for a three-factor structure model consisting of transformational, transactional and passive-avoidant forms of leadership, representing three distinct components of leadership behavior. Teachers’ perceptions of leader effectiveness and teachers’ overall job satisfaction were found to be significantly linked to the leadership behaviors included in the full range model of leadership. Research limitations/implications – The findings are cross-sectional and based on the subjective perceptions of teachers. The analysis of the data suggests that transformational leadership may not be a sufficient condition for (perceived) headteacher effectiveness. Originality/value – The link between transformational leadership, perceived leader effectiveness and teachers’ overall job satisfaction has not been investigated in many studies. The present study attempts to address this gap.

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