SAGE Journal Articles

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Article 1: Charismatic Leadership

Jung, D., & Sosik, J. J. (2006). Who Are the Spellbinders? Identifying Personal Attributes of Charismatic Leaders. Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies, 12(4), 12-26.

Questions that apply to this article:

  1. How does self-monitoring relate to charismatic leaders’ ability to convince followers to follow their visions?
  2. Why do you think self-actualization and collectivistic orientation were not significantly different among the two groups?
     

Article 2: Traits and Leadership Styles

van Eeden, R., Cilliers, F., & van Deventer, V. (2008). Leadership Styles and Associated Personality Traits: Support for the Conceptualisation of Transactional and Transformational Leadership. South African Journal of Psychology, 38(2), 253-267.

Questions that apply to this article:

  1. How did the personality traits differ across transactional leadership versus transformational leadership?
  2. How can traits in different leadership styles still be effective in leading followers?