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Transformational leadership amongst S.A. human resources specialists, and the effect thereof on subordinate performance and perceptions of the leader

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Main Author: Brook, James
Other Authors: Cogill, C J
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Organisational Psychology 2015
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spelling oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/13428 Transformational leadership amongst S.A. human resources specialists, and the effect thereof on subordinate performance and perceptions of the leader Brook, James Cogill, C J Industrial and Organisational Psychology Bibliography: leaves 160-183. The purpose of this research was to examine whether transformational and transactional leadership would be identifiable amongst a diverse sample of HR specialists. Furthermore, the effects of these leadership styles on subordinates' perceptions, viz., willingness to exert extra effort, satisfaction with the leader and leadership effectiveness, and subordinates' performance ratings were investigated. Both self and subordinate ratings of leadership were obtained (n = 330) in order to overcome single-rater error and enhance rater accuracy. Self-rating and rater forms of Bass and Avolio's (1990b) MLQ (Form 5) were used to collect leadership data. The results of principal components factor analyses partially supported the factor structure identified in previous research. However, the four component factors comprising transformational leadership did not emerge. Descriptive analyses of composite leader and subordinate ratings showed that transformational leadership was more prevalent amongst HR specialists than transactional leadership. As found in previous research, self-ratings were inflated relative to subordinate ratings. Transformational factors of charisma, inspiration, intellectual stimulation and individualised consideration were found to be significantly and positively correlated with the perceptual outcomes, as was the transactional factor of contingent reward. No similar relatedness was found between the transactional factor of management-by-exception and these outcomes. Nonleadership, or laissezfaire leadership, was found to be negatively correlated with all these measures. Charisma and contingent reward were found to be significantly related to subordinates' performance ratings in a positive direction. 2015-07-14T08:47:42Z 2015-07-14T08:47:42Z 1993 Master Thesis Masters MSocSc http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13428 eng application/pdf Organisational Psychology Faculty of Commerce University of Cape Town
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title Transformational leadership amongst S.A. human resources specialists, and the effect thereof on subordinate performance and perceptions of the leader
title_full Transformational leadership amongst S.A. human resources specialists, and the effect thereof on subordinate performance and perceptions of the leader
title_fullStr Transformational leadership amongst S.A. human resources specialists, and the effect thereof on subordinate performance and perceptions of the leader
title_full_unstemmed Transformational leadership amongst S.A. human resources specialists, and the effect thereof on subordinate performance and perceptions of the leader
title_short Transformational leadership amongst S.A. human resources specialists, and the effect thereof on subordinate performance and perceptions of the leader
title_sort transformational leadership amongst s a human resources specialists and the effect thereof on subordinate performance and perceptions of the leader
topic Industrial and Organisational Psychology
url http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13428
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