Transformational Leader as Champion and Techie: Implications for Leadership Educators

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Title: Transformational Leader as Champion and Techie: Implications for Leadership Educators
Language: English
Authors: Crawford, C. B., Gould, Lawrence V., Scott, Robert F.
Source: Journal of Leadership Education. Sum 2003 2(1):57-73.
Availability: Association of Leadership Educators. e-mail: Jole@aged.tamu.edu; Web site: http://leadershipeducators.org/page-1014283
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 17
Publication Date: 2003
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Transformational Leadership, Leadership Training, Correlation, Innovation, Leadership Styles, Technological Advancement, Theories, Organizational Culture, Motor Vehicles, Manufacturing, Services, Medical Services, Technological Literacy, Administrator Attitudes, Access to Computers, Work Environment, Family Environment, Questionnaires, Factor Analysis, Statistical Analysis
Assessment and Survey Identifiers: Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire
ISSN: 1552-9045
Abstract: The effects of innovation on leadership abilities have not been widely investigated. Although diffusion of innovation theory has existed for some time, there is a need for more research detailing the relationship between innovation and transformational leadership. In a survey of organizational members (N = 294), innovation was significantly related to all subscales of transformational leadership. The relationship between innovation and transactional leadership was generally not significant, and the relationship with laissez-faire leadership was inverse and significant. Implications emerging from the relationship between transformational leadership and innovation are discussed, including the distinction between the champion and "techie" styles of innovation and their basis in leadership activity.
Abstractor: As Provided
Number of References: 31
Entry Date: 2017
Access URL: https://www.journalofleadershiped.org/attachments/article/31/JOLE_2_1_Crawford_Gould_Scott.pdf
Accession Number: EJ1150342
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:The effects of innovation on leadership abilities have not been widely investigated. Although diffusion of innovation theory has existed for some time, there is a need for more research detailing the relationship between innovation and transformational leadership. In a survey of organizational members (N = 294), innovation was significantly related to all subscales of transformational leadership. The relationship between innovation and transactional leadership was generally not significant, and the relationship with laissez-faire leadership was inverse and significant. Implications emerging from the relationship between transformational leadership and innovation are discussed, including the distinction between the champion and "techie" styles of innovation and their basis in leadership activity.
ISSN:1552-9045