Impact of transformational leadership on follower development and performance: A field experiment

Taly Dvir*, Dov Eden, Bruce J. Avolio, Boas Shamir

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Abstract

In a longitudinal, randomized field experiment, we tested the impact of transformational leadership, enhanced by training, on follower development and performance. Experimental group leaders received transformational leadership training, and control group leaders, eclectic leadership training. The sample included 54 military leaders, their 90 direct followers, and 724 indirect followers. Results indicated the leaders in the experimental group had a more positive impact on direct followers' development and on indirect followers' performance than did the leaders in the control group.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)735-744
Number of pages10
JournalAcademy of Management Journal
Volume45
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2002

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