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Charismatic and Transformational Leadership

A Review and an Agenda for Future Research

Published Online:November 08, 2006https://doi.org/10.1026/0932-4089.50.4.203

Abstract

Abstract. Of all the leadership theories in organizational research, charismatic/transformational leadership has captured scholars' interest most over the past decade. This article reviews what has been learned about the antecedents of charismatic and transformational leadership, their effects on individual and collective outcomes across cultures, and moderators of those effects. We conclude with a set of recommendations for moving this field of study forward, including a call for more rigorous research designs that provide greater insight into the process of transformational leadership (i.e., causal direction and mediating mechanisms), further conceptual clarifications, and further integration with other schools of leadership thought.


Zusammenfassung. Von allen Führungstheorien hat die charismatische/transformationale Führung während der letzten zehn Jahre das größte Interesse in der Organisationsforschung hervorgerufen. Dieser Artikel gibt einen Überblick über die Erkenntnisse in Bezug auf die Bedingungen von charismatischer und transformationaler Führung sowie die individuellen und kollektiven Wirkungen, wie sie sich kulturübergreifend zeigen, sowie die Moderatoren dieser Effekte. Abschließend werden eine Reihe von Empfehlungen für die zukünftige Forschung formuliert. Diese beinhalten die Forderung nach sorgfältigeren Forschungsdesigns, die einen besseren Einblick in den Prozess der transformationalen Führung erlauben (z. B. Kausalzusammenhänge und Mediationsmechanismen), die Forderung nach zusätzlichen konzeptuellen Klärungen sowie die Forderung nach einer weitergehenden Integration mit anderen Schulen der Führungsforschung.

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