In the eyes of the beholder: Transformational leadership, positive psychological capital, and performance

Janaki Gooty; Mark Gavin; Mark Gavin; Michael Lance Frazier; Bradley D. Snow

doi:10.1177/1548051809332021

In the eyes of the beholder: Transformational leadership, positive psychological capital, and performance

Janaki Gooty, Mark Gavin, Mark Gavin, Michael Lance Frazier, Bradley D. Snow

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This article develops and tests a conceptual model of followers' perceptions of transformational leadership as an antecedent to their positive psychological capital - a higher-order construct that represents an individual's motivational propensity and perseverance toward goals. Positive psychological capital, in turn, has in-role performance and organizational citizenship behavior as consequences. Structural equation modeling results support the relationship between followers' perceptions of transformational leadership and positive psychological capital, as well as the relationship between positive psychological capital and each performance outcome. Implications of these results are discussed regarding the literatures of transformational leadership and positive organizational behavior.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	353-367
Number of pages	15
Journal	Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies
Volume	15
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1548051809332021
State	Published - 2009
Externally published	Yes

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Sociology and Political Science
Business and International Management
Strategy and Management
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
Management Science and Operations Research

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Gooty, J., Gavin, M., Gavin, M., Frazier, M. L., & Snow, B. D. (2009). In the eyes of the beholder: Transformational leadership, positive psychological capital, and performance. Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies, 15(4), 353-367. https://doi.org/10.1177/1548051809332021

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