Conceptualizing and Measuring Transformational and Transactional Leadership

Ulrich Thy Jensen; Lotte Bøgh Andersen; Louise Ladegaard Bro; Anne Bøllingtoft; Tine Louise Mundbjerg Eriksen; Ann-Louise Holten; Christian Bøtcher Jacobsen; Jacob Ladenburg; Poul Aaes Nielsen; Heidi Houlberg Salomonsen; Niels Westergård-Nielsen; Allan Würtz

doi:10.1177/0095399716667157

Conceptualizing and Measuring Transformational and Transactional Leadership

Ulrich Thy Jensen, Lotte Bøgh Andersen, Louise Ladegaard Bro, Anne Bøllingtoft, Tine Louise Mundbjerg Eriksen, Ann-Louise Holten, Christian Bøtcher Jacobsen, Jacob Ladenburg, Poul Aaes Nielsen, Heidi Houlberg Salomonsen, Niels Westergård-Nielsen, Allan Würtz

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Abstract

Existing conceptualizations and measures of transformational and transactional leadership have unclear theoretical bases, confound leadership and its effects, and are not necessarily suitable for public organizations. Overcoming these problems is necessary to test how leadership affects performance. Many public administration scholars apply the concepts, emphasizing the need to ensure that the concepts are applicable in both public and private organizations. The article reconceptualizes transformational and transactional leadership and develops and tests revised measures that can be employed on employees and leaders, are robust in terms of repeated use by the same respondents, and are applicable to public and private organizations alike.

Original language	English
Journal	Administration & Society
Volume	51
Issue number	1
Pages (from-to)	3-33
Number of pages	31
ISSN	0095-3997
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0095399716667157
Publication status	Published - Jan 2019

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Published online: August 28, 2016

Keywords

Transformational leadership
Transactional leadership
Measurement validity
Public organizations
Private organizations

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Jensen, U. T., Andersen, L. B., Bro, L. L., Bøllingtoft, A., Mundbjerg Eriksen, T. L., Holten, A-L., Jacobsen, C. B., Ladenburg, J., Nielsen, P. A., Salomonsen, H. H., Westergård-Nielsen, N., & Würtz, A. (2019). Conceptualizing and Measuring Transformational and Transactional Leadership. Administration & Society, 51(1), 3-33. https://doi.org/10.1177/0095399716667157

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