One Size Doesn’t Fit All: Contingency Perspective Approach to the Effectiveness of Transformational and Transactional Leadership

International Journal of Economics and Management Studies

© 2020 by SSRG - IJEMS Journal

Volume 7 Issue 2

Year of Publication : 2020

Authors : Yiyi Cheng, Wei Wei, Kihwan Kim

10.14445/23939125/IJEMS-V7I2P123

How to Cite?

Yiyi Cheng, Wei Wei, Kihwan Kim, "One Size Doesn’t Fit All: Contingency Perspective Approach to the Effectiveness of Transformational and Transactional Leadership," SSRG International Journal of Economics and Management Studies, vol. 7,  no. 2, pp. 155-159, 2020. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23939125/IJEMS-V7I2P123

Abstract:

Most studies have claimed that transformational leadership is superior to transactional leadership. The current study challenges this dominating view of the superiority of transformational leadership to transactional leadership. This study proposes that time pressure, task type, group diversity, and organizational structure play a critical role in determining the effectiveness of transformational leadership and transactional leadership. The current study discusses that low time pressure, a highly diversified group, higher hierarchical level, and additive and disjunctive task have a positive association with the effectiveness of transformational leadership, while high time pressure, lower hierarchical level, bureaucratic structure, and conjunctive task have a positive association with the effectiveness of transactional leadership. Finally, this study discusses its limitations and future research issues.

Keywords:

Contingency Perspective, Transactional Leadership, Transformational Leadership

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