Transformational Leadership Comparison Matrix Paper

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Introduction In today’s professional realm, extraordinary leadership is essential due to financial instability, worldwide rivalry, dwindling markets, unemployment, growing skepticism and distrust. So today’s professional leaders need an exceptional approach of leadership that meets all these necessities (Raja, 2012). There are two empirical studies that address the relationship between both a transformational leadership and the follower. The two faces of transformational leadership: Empowerment and dependency, (Kark, Shamir, & Chen, 2003); Impact of transformational leadership on follower development performance: A field experiment (Dvir, Eden, Avolio, , & Shamir, 2002). In order to verify if the results of these studies have intense validity, there has to be an evaluation done on them. This will be accomplished by reviewing the studies, comparing and contrasting their purpose, research questions, sample population, results, and examining the limitations and conclusions of the two articles in order to validate these specific articles. Comparison of Purpose and Position There are two empirical studies to compare that address the relationship between both a transformational leadership and the follower. The two faces of transformational leadership: Empowerment and dependency, (Kark, Shamir, & Chen, 2003); Impact of transformational leadership on follower development performance: A field experiment (Dvir, Eden, Avolio, , & Shamir, 2002). The purpose of Kark et al. (2003) is to investigate the relationship between transformational behavior of leaders and followers’ dependence (Kark, et al., 2003). Also, suggesting the relationship between the leaders’ transformational behaviors and followers’ dependence is interceding by followers’ relationship with the work group (Kark, et al., 2003). Dvir, et al (2002) focuses more on the positive impact of
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