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Charismatic leadership and follower effects
Author(s) -
Conger Jay A.,
Kanungo Rabindra N.,
Me Sanjay T.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of organizational behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.938
H-Index - 177
eISSN - 1099-1379
pISSN - 0894-3796
DOI - 10.1002/1099-1379(200011)21:7<747::aid-job46>3.0.co;2-j
Subject(s) - reverence , charismatic authority , psychology , social psychology , feeling , transactional leadership , collective identity , transformational leadership , charisma , identity (music) , empirical research , political science , epistemology , philosophy , physics , law , politics , acoustics
On the basis of the current theories of charismatic leadership, several possible follower effects were identified. It is hypothesized that followers of charismatic leaders could be distinguished by their greater reverence, trust, and satisfaction with their leader and by a heightened sense of collective identity, perceived group task performance, and feelings of empowerment. Using the Conger–Kanungo charismatic leadership scale and measures of the hypothesized follower effects, an empirical study was conducted on a sample of 252 managers using structural equation modelling. The results show a strong relationship between follower reverence and charismatic leadership. Follower trust and satisfaction, however, are mediated through leader reverence. Followers' sense of collective identity and perceived group task performance are affected by charismatic leadership. Feelings of empowerment are mediated through the followers' sense of collective identity and perceived group task performance. Copyright © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.