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Improving Organizational Effectiveness through Transformational Leadership
Edited by:
- Bernard M. Bass - State University of New York, Binghamton, USA
- Bruce J. Avolio - University of Washington, USA
248 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
How can managers bring about optimum performance from the individuals in their organizations? What leadership techniques produce the most effective organizations? This book examines the theory and practice of the dynamic and innovative style of transformational leadership. The transformational leader encourages followers by acting as a role model, motivating through inspiration, stimulating intellectually, and giving individualized consideration to their needs and goals. Chapters explore how transformational leadership affects important issues in today's organizations such as delegation, teamwork, decision making, total quality management and corporate reorganization.
Bernard M Bass and Bruce J Avolio
Introduction
Karl W Kuhnert
Transforming Leadership
Francis J Yammarino
Indirect Leadership
David C Atwater and Bernard M Bass
Transformational Leadership in Teams
David A Waldman
Transformational Leadership in Multifunctional Teams
Bernard M Bass
Transformational Leadership and Team and Organizational Decision Making
Bruce J Avolio
The Alliance of Total Quality and the Full Range of Leadership
Leanne E Atwater and David C Atwater
Organizational Transformation
K Galen Kroeck
Corporate Reorganization and Transformations in Human Resource Management
Bruce J Avolio and Bernard M Bass
Conclusions and Implications