Beyond the tipping point: the curvilinear relationships of transformational leadership, leader–member exchange, and emotional exhaustion in the French police

Mathieu Molines, Assâad El Akremi, Martin Storme and Pinar Celik
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Assâad El Akremi: TSM - Toulouse School of Management Research - UT Capitole - Université Toulouse Capitole - UT - Université de Toulouse - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - TSM - Toulouse School of Management - UT Capitole - Université Toulouse Capitole - UT - Université de Toulouse

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Abstract: As one promise of transformational leadership (TFL), it inspires public servants to perform beyond expectations and embrace needed change. However, it remains unclear whether TFL is linked to reduced stress and exhaustion or whether ‘performance beyond expectations' comes at the expense of followers' increased stress. In line with the ‘too-much-of-a-good-thing' effect, this article contributes to our understanding of leadership in public organizations by investigating the curvilinear effect of TFL on emotional exhaustion through interpersonal relationships with the leader (LMX). The results based on a two-wave study of 806 French police officers support the expectation of a curvilinear relationship.

Keywords: Transformational leadership; leader–member exchange; emotional exhaustion; police; too-much-of-a-good-thing effect (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020-07-22
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Published in Public Management Review, 2020, 24 (1), pp.80-105. ⟨10.1080/14719037.2020.1795231⟩

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DOI: 10.1080/14719037.2020.1795231

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