ISSN 2736-1721
Global Journal of Business Management ISSN 6731-4538 Vol. 3 (8), pp. 001-009, August, 2009. © International Scholars Journals
Full Length Research Paper
Comparing transformational leadership in successful and unsuccessful companies
Gholamreza Jandaghi, Hasan Zarei Matin and Ali Farjami
Faculty of Management, University of Tehran, Qom Campus, Tehran, Iran.
Accepted 15 June, 2009
Abstract
In this article, while it is attempted to describe the problem and its importance, transformational leadership is studied by considering leadership theories. Issues such as the definition of transformational leadership and its aspects are compared on the basis of the ideas of various connoisseurs and then it (transformational leadership) is examined in successful and unsuccessful companies. According to the methodology, the method of research, hypotheses, population and statistical sample are investigated and research findings are analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistical methods in the framework of analytical tables. Finally, our conclusion is provided by considering the results of statistical tests. The final result shows that transformational leadership is significantly higher in successful companies than unsuccessful ones P<0.0001).
Key words: Idealized influence, individualized considerations, inspirational motivation, intellectual stimulation, transformational leadership, Iran.