Effects of Transformational Leadership Training on Attitudinal and Financial Outcomes

Topic

Effects of Transformational Leadership Training on Attitudinal and Financial Outcomes (A Field Experiment)

Instructions

For whichever ONE article you select, you are asked to give a brief report (i.e., maximum of 600 words) on the background of the research problem under investigation, summarize what the author(s) found, and finally, indicate what someone might do in future studies.
In your research article report, be sure to answer the following questions:
1) What were the hypotheses of the research, or the purposes for which the research was carried out? Identify the independent and dependent variables.
2) What were the methods used for testing the hypotheses?
3) What safeguards of research participants’ (sometimes referred to as ‘subjects’) rights and well-being were included in this research? Are there any safeguards that should have been included?
4) What were the main results of the study, and how do they relate to the hypotheses?
5) If you had the opportunity, what further experiments would you carry out to shed some more light on this area of research?

Answer preview

The researchers involved in compiling the research report relied on three hypotheses. The first hypothesis postulates that if transformational leadership training is effective, the manager’s leadership behaviors would change in ways that their subordinates would be aware of the changes. If there was no training, there would also be no change. The second hypothesis postulates that subordinates would be more committed to the organization if there is enhanced transformational leadership. The third hypothesis postulates that if the organization enhanced transformational leadership, subsequently increasing subordinates’ commitment, and then the specific unit would register improve financial performance.

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