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Heike Bruch
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Prof. Dr.
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Bruch
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Heike
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heike.bruch@unisg.ch
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+41 71 224 2371
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PublicationLeadership in context: Investigating hierarchical impacts on transformational leadershipPurpose - The purpose of this paper is to empirically investigate hierarchical impacts on specific transformational leadership (TFL) behaviors (i.e. idealized influence, inspirational motivation, intellectual stimulation, and individualized consideration). Design/methodology/approach - Survey data on TFL, job satisfaction, and hierarchy were collected from 448 managers from a multinational corporation in Sweden. Findings - Idealized influence and inspirational motivation occurred more frequently among upper rather than middle managers, while there were no differences for intellectual stimulation and individualized consideration. Also, idealized influence, inspirational motivation, and intellectual stimulation were more effective in strengthening subordinates' job satisfaction among upper rather than middle managers, while individualized consideration was similarly effective in both groups. Research limitations/implications - The cross-sectional research design precludes causal conclusions and potentially allows for common method bias. With the main research interest pertaining to hierarchical differences in TFL, however, method bias seems unlikely to fully account for the results. Practical implications - Study results emphasize the necessity to strengthen TFL on lower managerial levels. Organizations might achieve this by cutting administrative constraints and empowering lower level leaders. Originality/value - The study addresses repeated calls for a consideration of contextual factors in TFL research. It points to the role of hierarchy as a boundary condition of TFL.Type: journal articleJournal: Leadership & Organization Development JournalVolume: 28Issue: 8
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PublicationType: journal articleJournal: Human Resources Management MagazineIssue: 4
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PublicationType: journal articleJournal: PersonalführungVolume: 39Issue: 9
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PublicationOrganizational Structure and Transformational Leadership Climate( 2007-08-03)
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PublicationFully Charged : how great leaders boost their organization's energy and ignite high performanceYOU ARE PROBABLY WLL AWARE THAT YOUR ORGANIZATION'S ENERGY EBBSS AND FLOWS. But did you know that the way an organization manages its energy can lead to either a wellspring of corporate vitality or the destruction of the company's very core? It's true. But here's the good news: all leaders can learn to boost and leverage the positive energy ot their organizations. In Fully Charged, Heike Bruch and Bernd Vogel provide tools and strategies to help you master this critical competency. First, the authors show you how to use the organizational energy matrix to diagnose your company's energy state. By assessing the intensity (high or low) and the quality (positive or negative) of the energy in your enterprise or work unit, you can map your organization's current state: Productive energy: High emotional involvement; mental alertness; high acitvity, speed, stamina, and productivity Comfortable energy: Strong shared satisfaction and identification, coupled with inertia and low activity levels Resigned inertia: Strong frustration, mental withdrawal, or cynicism, plus low collective engagement Corrosive energy: Collective aggression and destructive behavior, such as political infighting, resistance to change, and maximizing personal gains. Second, Bruch and Vogel show how by pursuing new opportunities or helping your team vanquish an imminent threat in the right way, you can mobilize the energy of your company or unit. The authors explain the three central energy traps - complacency, corrosion, and acceleration - and describe how leaders can avoid them. Using vivid examples of ways these practices have been mastered by companies as diverse as ABB, IBM, Lufthansa, and Tata Steel, they also show how leaders can maintain energy to retain exceptional performance and move their organization ahead of rivals. Packed with practical tools and checklists, and backed by extensive research, this book demonstrates how to shift your firm into a state of high, positive energy in which everyone is emotionally engaged, mentally alert, and working swiftly and productively toward shared critical goals. Learn these lessons, and your company will stay fully charged - and always ready to tackle the next period of high demandType: book
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