The relationship between vision strength, leadership style, and context ☆

By Yair Berson, Boas Shamir, Bruce J. Avolio, M. Popper. 2001

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Subfields: Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Strategy and Management

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Sensegiving and the role of cognitive shifts in the work of leadership (2008, background): “New leadership theory describes how leaders influence followers' values and perceptions in several analytically distinct but inter-related areas: perceiving leaders as individuals they would want to follow (Conger & Kanungo,1987; Gardner & Avolio,1998); perceiving the leaders' vision as attractive a”
Leadership Style and Organizational Learning: The Mediate Effect of School Vision. (2010, background): “…on the theory of transformational leadership (Bass, 1985; Burns, 1978) that considers vision as a key element of transformational leadership (Bass, 1999), and on recent examinations of organizational vision attributes (Ruvio, 2001; Baum et al., 1998; Larwood et al., 1995; Berson et al., 2001).”
The emotional bond: vision and organizational commitment among high‐tech employees (2004, background): “Yet, very few studies examined the implications of vision content ( Berson et al. , 2001”
Social distance as a moderator of the effects of transformational leadership: Both neutralizer and enhancer (2009, background): “Because transformational leaders tend to be optimists (Berson et al., 2001; McColl-Kennedy & Anderson, 2002), they should also experience positive emotions (Walter & Bruch, 2007) and display overtly positive behaviors, such as smiling and being warm and affable (Cherulnik et al., 2001; Erez et al.,…”
Dimensions of transformational leadership: Conceptual and empirical extensions (2004, unknown): “Berson et al. reported that the degree of optimism and confidence expressed in a vision is particularly important in determining whether a vision is strong in terms of its appeal to followers. Examination of the items used to assess vision in the current study suggests that optimism and confidence w”
Missing Links In Understanding The Relationship Between Leadership And Organizational Performance (2011, background): “…is considered by some researchers (e.g. Awamleh, 1999; Conger, 1999; Dubinsky et al., 1995; Yammarino et al., 1993) to be particularly important in achieving organizational goals, and in evoking performance among subordinates (Barling et al., 1996; Berson et al., 2001; Zacharatos et al., 2000).”
Impact of Transformational and Servant Leadership on Organizational Performance: A Comparative Analysis (2012, unknown): “The style of leadership is also considered to be very crucial in achieving organizational goals, learning, and performance (Barling et al. 1996; Berson et al. 2001; Zacharatos et al. 2000).”
The role of transformational leadership in enhancing team reflexivity (2007, background): “However, the notion that leaders may engender rethinking or reflexivity by fostering a shared vision is found in theories of transformational leadership (e.g. Bass, 1985, 2000; Bass & Riggio, 2006; Berson et al., 2001).”
Vision, relationships and teacher motivation: a case study (2003, background): “Vision needs to be grounded in some level of practicality otherwise followers may view it as unrealistic or wishful thinking ( Berson et al. , 2001”