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Xiao-Hua Frank Wang1, Jane M Howell
1Competence Centre People and Organization, Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School, Vlamingenstraat 83, BE-3000 Leuven, Belgium. psyfrank@gmail.com
Abstract:
We developed a dual-level transformational leadership scale to measure individual-focused behavior at the individual level and group-focused behavior at the group level, and we validated the scale using a sample of 203 members from 60 work groups in a Canadian company. Results show that individual-focused leadership behavior, at the individual level, was positively related to task performance and personal initiative; group-focused leadership behavior, at the group level, was positively associated with team performance and helping behavior. Implications for leadership theory and practice are offered.
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