Charismatic Leadership (transformational)
What are the major effects of charismatic leadership as listed by House?
1. Followers' trust in the leader's ideology 2. Similarity between the beliefs of the leader and the followers. 3. Unquestioning acceptance of the leader. 4. Expressions of warmth toward the leader. 5. Follower obedience. 6. Identification with the leader. 7. Emotional involvement with the leader's goals. 8. Heightened goals for the followers. 9. Followers' confidence in goal achievement.
What are the major problems associated with Transformational Leadership in practice and in theory?
1. Lack of Conceptual Clarity 2. The Parameters of Transformational Leadership Overlap with Other Conceptualizations of Leadership 3. Transformational Leadership is often viewed as an Either-Or rather than as a Degree of Behavior 4. Viewing Transformational Leadership as a Personality Trait 5. Some feel that Transformational Leadership is Anti-Democratic & Elitist 6. Much of the Data on Transformational Leaders was gathered by Interviewing Leaders at the Top of the Organization 7. Transformational Leadership has the Potential to be Abused
What are the six elements of charismatic leadership according to House?
1. Possess the following personality characteristics: A. Dominance B. A Desire to Influence C. Confidence D. Strong Values/Morals 2. Are strong role models for the beliefs and values they want followers to adopt. 3. Appear competent to their followers 4. Articulate Ideological goals that have moral overtones. 5. Communicate high expectations for followers and exhibit confidence in followers' abilities to meet these expectations. 6. Arouse task-relevant motives in followers that may include affiliation, power or esteem.
Define Charisma in your own terms and be able to provide an example for support.
Charisma is perceived, not everyone may see the individual that way. A charm about a person that inspires others to be faithful and loyal with themselves, others, and the leader. ex) Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. used his engaging personality and powerful communication skills to spark a change in people and the world
Shamir, House & Arthur make the case that charismatic leadership is very similar to transformational leadership. What do they say that would lead someone to draw this conclusion?
Charismatic leadership transforms followers' self concepts and tries to link the identity of the followers to the collective identity of the organization.
How did Bass and Alovio (1994) link Transformational Leadership with Charismatic Leadership?
idealized influence inspirational motivation intellectual stimulation individualized consideration