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Linking Leader Skills, Follower Attitudes, and Contextual Variables via an Integrated Model of Charismatic Leadership

Kevin S. GrovesView all authors and affiliations
Volume 31, Issue 2
https://doi.org/10.1177/0149206304271765

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A charismatic leadership model consisting of leader social and emotional skills, follower openness to organizational change, and organizational-change magnitude was tested using data from 108 leaders and 325 direct followers in 64 organizations. Leader social control and emotional expressivity skills predicted charismatic leadership whereas follower openness to change mediated the relationship between charismatic leadership and leadership effectiveness. Surprisingly, organizational-change magnitude did not moderate the relationship between charismatic leadership and leadership effectiveness. Implications for leadership theory, practice, and future research are discussed.

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Volume 31, Issue 2
Pages: 255 - 277
Article first published: April 2005
Issue published: April 2005

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  1. charismatic leadership
  2. leader social/emotional skills
  3. organizational change
  4. follower attitudes

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