L33 Psych 315 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Transformational Leadership
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The best leadership style may depend on the task at hand. Workers in conventional occupations (e. g. accountants) respond well to task-oriented and authoritative leadership. Workers in investigative occupations (e. g. professors) prefer to manage themselves (hogan, Students were assigned to work on hobbies in groups. Researchers recorded the time students spent working on a task when the leader was either present or absent. When the leader was there to supervise them, groups with autocratic leaders spent more time on task. When the leader is absent, groups with an autocratic leader decreased their efforts considerably. The amount of time spent working on task when there is a democratic leader is consistent across conditions (leader present vs. leader absent) Transformational leadership: leadership that changes motivations, outlooks, and behaviors of followers, enabling groups to better reach their goals. Studies have shown that people are often happier under these conditions.
