Open AccessCharismatic Leadership Style to Overcome Employee Resistance to the Management of Organizational Change Process
Author(s) -
Fawwaz Tawfiq Awamleh
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
global journal of management and business research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-4588
pISSN - 0975-5853
DOI - 10.34257/gjmbravol22is3pg11
Subject(s) - charismatic authority , charisma , leadership style , resistance (ecology) , public relations , process (computing) , style (visual arts) , psychology , management styles , control (management) , shared leadership , change management (itsm) , position (finance) , social psychology , organizational change , set (abstract data type) , management , business , political science , marketing , computer science , law , history , ecology , archaeology , biology , operating system , programming language , lean manufacturing , economics , finance
This study aims to clarify a theoretical model to explore how a charismatic leadership style can overcome employee resistance to the organizational change process. A qualitative method is used in a case study based on "Queen Alia International Airport" where a charismatic leadership style is observed in defending the organization's position in overcoming employee resistance against the chosen organizational change. The results suggest that charismatic leaders employ a set of coherent communication strategies in bringing up change in organizations and on the control of individuals and groups. Understanding the role of charismatic characteristics and features of leadership style gives us important insights into the role of the charismatic leader as well as his influence on his followers and their perceptions. Perhaps more importantly, it helps us understand how leaders can use, or at least take advantage of, organizational change processes and control of individuals and groups.