It's how you frame it: Transformational leadership and the meaning of work

Dean J. Cleavenger and Timothy P. Munyon

Business Horizons, 2013, vol. 56, issue 3, 351-360

Abstract: Transformational leadership has emerged as one of the most important approaches for understanding and influencing employee effectiveness. Inherent in this approach is the belief that transformational leaders inspire employees to greater levels of motivation and performance. Recent evidence has shown that this effect is accomplished by managing the meaning of work for employees, yet it is often unclear exactly how leaders may influence perceptions of work for their employees. Consequently, in this article, we present behavioral and verbal cues leaders may use to enact positive change in their employees.

Keywords: Transformational leadership; Job and work design; Meaning of work; Performance; Framing; Social information processing; Persuasion; Employee motivation; Self-determination; Leader quality (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.bushor.2013.01.002

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