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What was the point of the research?

The point of the research was to figure out if transformational leadership can take place in long distant relationships where face-to-face occurrences might not be as feasible of an option.

What were the hypotheses?

The hypothesis in the first study was that transformational leadership communication style will have a positive relationship with job satisfaction and interpersonal justice.

They hypothesized in the second experiment that emails containing charisma or intellectually stimulating messages would cause higher levels of motivation and increased performance.

What was the research method used?

The research method used in the first study was to use a vignette approach and to split up what participants were exposed with into three different categories: transformational leadership, management-by-exception, and laissez-faire.

The research method of the second group was to split people up into receiving a charismatic email, an intellectual stimulation email, a neutral email, or a transformational email (containing both elements of charisma and intellectual stimulation.

Were the results supportive of the research goals?

The results of the first study were supportive of the hypotheses first predicted.

The results showed that charismatic emails improved individual performance but had no effect on motivation. Intellectual stimulation emails improved both individual performance and individual motivation. As far as group performance goes, both charismatic and intellectual stimulating emails improved performance.

Of what value was the research?

Transformational leadership can occur in long distant relationships with employees, subordinates, peers, etc. Research shows that people can pick up on different leadership styles in emails. In order to get the best of all worlds, including motivation, performance, and job satisfaction, transformational leadership styles should be used in all aspects whether it be face to face, emails, or other forms of communication.

Bibliography

Remote transformational leadership. (2002). Leadership and Organization Development Journal, 163-171.