Adding to Contingent-Reward Behavior The Augmenting Effect of Charismatic Leadership

Contingent-reward behavior and charismatic leadership were examined in this study of 186 United States Navy officers. As expected, contingent-reward behavior was significantly related to multiple measures of leader effectiveness. Hierarchical regression was used to show how charisma added unique var...

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Published inGroup & organization studies Vol. 15; no. 4; pp. 381 - 394
Main Authors Waldman, David A., Bass, Bernard M., Yammarino, Francis J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Beverly Hills SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC 01.12.1990
Subjects
Charisma
Effectiveness
Leadership
Subordinates
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Summary:Contingent-reward behavior and charismatic leadership were examined in this study of 186 United States Navy officers. As expected, contingent-reward behavior was significantly related to multiple measures of leader effectiveness. Hierarchical regression was used to show how charisma added unique variance beyond that of contingent-reward behavior for understanding leader effectiveness. Conversely, contingent-reward behavior had no effect beyond that of charisma. Results were discussed in terms of the potential need for charismatic leadership at various management levels to ensure effectiveness.
ISSN:0364-1082
DOI:10.1177/105960119001500404