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Predicting unit performance by assessing transformational and transactional leadership.

Bernard M Bass1, Bruce J Avolio, Dong I Jung

  • 1Center for Leadership Studies and School of Management, Binghamton University.

The Journal of Applied Psychology
|May 7, 2003
PubMed
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Effective leadership, including transformational and transactional styles, positively predicts unit performance, even under stress. Unit cohesion and potency partially mediate this leadership-performance relationship.

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Area of Science:

  • Military leadership
  • Organizational psychology
  • Performance studies

Background:

  • Understanding leadership effectiveness in dynamic environments is crucial.
  • Previous research has explored leadership styles but less so under high-stress conditions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if leadership ratings from stable conditions predict performance in high-stress military simulations.
  • To examine the mediating roles of unit potency and cohesion.

Main Methods:

  • Analyzed data from 72 U.S. Army light infantry rifle platoons during combat simulations.
  • Assessed transformational and transactional leadership, unit potency, cohesion, and performance.

Main Results:

  • Both transformational and transactional contingent reward leadership positively predicted unit performance.

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  • Unit potency and cohesion partially mediated the relationship between leadership and performance.

    • Conclusions:

    • Leadership quality is a significant predictor of unit performance, even in uncertain, high-stress scenarios.
    • Fostering unit potency and cohesion can enhance the impact of effective leadership on performance.