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Article: The relationship of transformational leadership with group cohesiveness and emotional intelligence.(Survey)
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- Social Behavior and Personality: an international journal
- Article date:
- April 1, 2009
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Over the last two decades, transformational leadership has become one of the dominant leadership theories within organizational sciences (Bass, 1990). One reason for the interest in transformational leadership is that those who possess this quality can assist in making predictions about a variety of important criteria. A number of studies have suggested that leaders who often engage in transformational leadership behaviors, including idealized influence, inspirational motivation, intellectual stimulation, and individualized consideration, have a direct effect on their subordinates' attitudes and behavior. For example, Lowe, Kroek, and Sivasubramaniam (1996) found that ...