Title

It's how you frame it: Transformational leadership and the meaning of work

Authors

Authors

D. J. Cleavenger;T. P. Munyon

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Bus. Horiz.

Keywords

Transformational Leadership; Job and work design; Meaning of work; Performance; Framing; Social information processing; Persuasion; Employee motivation; Self-determination; Leader quality; CORE JOB CHARACTERISTICS; MOTIVATION; DESIGN; Business

Abstract

Transformational leadership has emerged as one of the most important approaches for understanding and influencing employee effectiveness. Inherent in this approach is the belief that transformational leaders inspire employees to greater levels of motivation and performance. Recent evidence has shown that this effect is accomplished by managing the meaning of work for employees, yet it is often unclear exactly how leaders may influence perceptions of work for their employees. Consequently, in this article, we present behavioral and verbal cues leaders may use to enact positive change in their employees. (C) 2013 Kelley School of Business, Indiana University. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Journal Title

Business Horizons

Volume

56

Issue/Number

3

Publication Date

1-1-2013

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

351

Last Page

360

WOS Identifier

WOS:000319240900012

ISSN

0007-6813

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