The relationship between implicit person theory and transformational leadership
Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) === Transformational leadership has been one of the most heavily researched theories of leadership of the past 25 years, largely because this style has been associated with a wide range of positive individual- and organizational-level outcome...
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ndltd-IUPUI-oai-scholarworks.iupui.edu-1805-37462019-05-10T15:21:20Z The relationship between implicit person theory and transformational leadership Kale, Aron Justin Williams, Jane R. Boyd, Elizabeth Ashburn-Nardo, Leslie Grahame, Nicholas J. Transformational Leadership Leadership Implicit Person Theory Transformational leadership Leadership -- Research Organizational behavior -- Research Organizational behavior -- Research Organizational change -- Psychological aspects Personality Personality tests Interpersonal relations -- Psychological aspects Motivation (Psychology) Personnel management -- Psychological aspects Regression analysis Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) Transformational leadership has been one of the most heavily researched theories of leadership of the past 25 years, largely because this style has been associated with a wide range of positive individual- and organizational-level outcomes. Despite the need for transformational leaders, the antecedents of transformational leadership behavior remain ambiguous. Numerous potential antecedents of transformational leadership have been identified in the past, but this research has focused on popularly addressed or commonly measured variables rather than characteristics with a strong theoretical link to transformational leadership. The current study expands on past research by examining a theoretically driven predictor of transformational leadership behavior. Specifically, the current study will examine whether a leader’s implicit person theory (IPT) will be a predictor of leadership behaviors. This theory was chosen as a potential antecedent because it centers on the concept of malleability or change, and as such shares a strong intuitive connection with transformational leadership (which itself places a heavy emphasis on change and growth). Results did not support our hypotheses, however, as regression analysis revealed that IPT failed to account for significant variation in leadership behavior after accounting for some of the most commonly examined predictors in the literature, (the Big Five personality traits). Limitations of the current study and opportunities for future research are discussed. 2013-12-10T21:12:12Z 2013-12-10T21:12:12Z 2013-12-10 thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1805/3746 en_US |
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Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) === Transformational leadership has been one of the most heavily researched theories of leadership of the past 25 years, largely because this style has been associated with a wide range of positive individual- and organizational-level outcomes. Despite the need for transformational leaders, the antecedents of transformational leadership behavior remain ambiguous. Numerous potential antecedents of transformational leadership have been identified in the past, but this research has focused on popularly addressed or commonly measured variables rather than characteristics with a strong theoretical link to transformational leadership. The current study expands on past research by examining a theoretically driven predictor of transformational leadership behavior. Specifically, the current study will examine whether a leader’s implicit person theory (IPT) will be a predictor of leadership behaviors. This theory was chosen as a potential antecedent because it centers on the concept of malleability or change, and as such shares a strong intuitive connection with transformational leadership (which itself places a heavy emphasis on change and growth). Results did not support our hypotheses, however, as regression analysis revealed that IPT failed to account for significant variation in leadership behavior after accounting for some of the most commonly examined predictors in the literature, (the Big Five personality traits). Limitations of the current study and opportunities for future research are discussed. |
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