A field study of two measures of work motivation for predicting leader's transformational behaviors

John E. Barbuto, Susan M. Fritz, David Marx

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Abstract

Relationships between motivation and transformational leadership were examined in this study. 56 leaders and 234 followers from a variety of organizations were sampled. Leaders were administered the Motivation Sources Inventory and the Job Choice Decision-making Exercise, while followers reported leaders' behaviors using the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ-rater version). Scores on the Motivation Sources Inventory subscales subsequently correlated with the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire subscales of inspirational motivation, idealized influence (behavior), and individualized consideration (range, r = .13 to .23). There were no significant correlations among any of the Job Choice Decision-making Exercise subscales with any of the variables measured.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)295-300
Number of pages6
JournalPsychological reports
Volume86
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2000

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Psychology

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