%0 Generic
%A Michaelis, Björn
%D 2009
%F heidok:9886
%K transformational leadership , charismatic leadership , innovation , change , affect , performance
%R 10.11588/heidok.00009886
%T Transformational and charismatic leadership effects on performance outcomes: An analysis of linking mechanisms and boundary conditions
%U https://archiv.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/volltextserver/9886/
%X There is an impressive body of research suggesting that transformational and charismatic leadership are positively associated with performance outcomes. The role of linking mechanisms that facilitate the influence of transformational and charismatic leadership and the functioning of boundary conditions, however, is less well-understood. This dissertation is an attempt to address this research gap by providing three empirical studies analyzing linking mechanisms and boundary conditions in the context of transformational and charismatic leadership on the individual and group level of analysis. This dissertation investigates two different performance outcomes (task and innovation performance) two linking mechanisms (unit cohesion and commitment to change) as well as two distinct boundary conditions (positive affective tone and climate for initiative). Drawing on a sample of 206 units, Study 1 demonstrates that unit cohesion functions as a linking mechanism in the relationship between a transformational leadership climate and units’ task performance depending on positive affective tone as a boundary condition. Building on a sample of 196 employees, Study 2 reveals that transformational leadership is an antecedent of commitment to change and that its positive effect on followers’ innovation performance depends on a climate for initiative. Study 3 turns to charismatic leadership and explores the relative importance of trust in top management in influencing followers’ innovation performance. In a sample of 194 employees, results show that trust in top management has a stronger indirect effect through commitment to change on followers’ innovation performance than charismatic leadership. This dissertation shows that transformational and charismatic leadership have significant impacts on performance outcomes on the individual and group level of analysis. More importantly, the findings contribute to a better understanding of linking mechanisms and boundary conditions in the transformational and charismatic leadership – performance linkage. This dissertation not only provides theoretical reasoning and empirical evidence, but also important practical insights and implications for organizational leaders on how to improve transformational and charismatic leadership effectiveness.