Adding to Leader-Follower Transactions: The Augmenting Effect of Charismatic Leadership

Abstract

The hypothesis that transformational/charismatic leadership predicts unique variance in leader effectiveness beyond that of transactional/contingent reward leadership was tested for a sample of U.S. Navy Officers. The 186 officers were rated by their 793 immediate subordinates on charismatic and contingent reward leadership and effectiveness, and by their superiors on performance evaluation and early promotion potential. Results from hierarchical regression analyses indicated that charisma augmented the predictive power of contingent reward behavior for determining subordinate-rated effectiveness of focal leaders and superior-rated effectiveness and early promotion recommendation for focal leaders. Keywords: Behavior, Effectiveness, Performance, Early promotion, Hierarchical regression, Leader-follower relationships, Augmentation effectiveness, Multifactor officer questionnaire, Fitness reports, Naval personnel.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA204115

Entities

People

  • Bernard M. Bass
  • David A. Waldman
  • Francis J. Yammarino

Organizations

  • Binghamton University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Applied Psychology
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Biological Sciences
  • Classification
  • Cognitive Science
  • Educational Psychology
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Research
  • Naval Training
  • New York
  • Organizational Structure
  • Psychology
  • Regression Analysis
  • Systems Engineering
  • Training
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Education
  • Psychology

Readers

  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.