Updated September 2016

Topics covered include:

  • Transformational leadership
  • Organizational culture
  • Employee performance and job satisfaction
  • Ethical leadership and trust
  • Leadership impact among young adults
  • Transformational leadership on global virtual teams
  • Leadership theories

Aksu, A. (2016). Organizational deviance and multi-factor leadership. Academic Journals, Vol. 11(8). Pp. 589-597.

Alarifi, S., Althonayan, A. (2013). Investigating the Role of Transformational Leadership on Followers’ Creativity through Mediating Support for Innovation and Workplace Relationship: A Conceptual Approach. International Journal of Humanities and Management Sciences. Volume 1, Issue 4, 2320-4036.

Alsalami, E., Behery, M., Abdullah, S. (2012). Transformational Leadership and Its Effects on Organizational Learning and Innovation: Evidence from Dubai. Journal of Applied Management and Entrepreneurship.

Avolio, B.J., Walumbwa, F.O., and Weber, T.J. (2009). Leadership: Current Theories, Research, and Future Directions. Annual Review of Psychology 60/1: 421-449.

Bass, B.M. and Riggio, R.E. (2005). Transformational Leadership. 2nd ed. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Eurbaum Associates Publishing.

Braun, S., Peus, C., Weisweiler, S., Frey, D. (2013). Transformational leadership, job satisfaction, and team performance: A multilevel mediation model of trust. Leadership Quarterly, Volume 24, Issue 1, February 2013, Pages 270-283.

Caldwell, C., Dixon, R.D., Floyd, L.A., Cheokas, G. (2012). Transformative Leadership: Achieving Unparalleled Excellence. Journal of Business Ethics 109(2).

Caro, D.H.J. (2016). Towards transformational leadership: The nexus of emergency management systems in Canada. Telfer, University of Ottawa

Crowley, M.C. (2011). Lead from The Heart: Transformational Leadership for The 21st Century. Balboa Press.

De Lima Rua, O.M.M.M., Araujo, J.M.C. (2014). Linking transformational leadership and organizational trust: has organizational commitment a mediating effect on it? Cuadernos de Gestion Vol. 16 – N1 (2016), pp. 43-62.

Dinh, J.E., Lord, R.G., Gardner, W.L., Meuser, J.D., Liden, R.C., Hu, J. (2014). Leadership theory and research in the new millennium: Current theoretical trends and changing perspectives. Leadership Quarterly, Volume 25, Issue 1, February 2014, Pages 36-62.

Foon, M.S. (2016). A Conceptual Framework of Transformational and Transactional Leadership on Nurse Educators Job Satisfaction. International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research. Vol. 4, Issue 1, pp. 596-605.

Gardner, W.L., Coglisere, C.C., Davis, K.M., Dickens< M.P. (2011). Authentic leadership: A review of the literature and research agenda. Leadership Quarterly, Volume 22, Issue 6, December 2011, Pages 1120-1145.

Grant, A. (2011). Workplace, Executive and Life Coaching: An Annotated Bibliography from Behavioral Science and Business Literature from 1935 to Jan 2011. Library of Professional Coaching.

Guillory, W.A. (2010) Creating Cultural Transformation through Small Acts of Inclusion – A Holistic Approach to Cultural Transformation. Workforce Diversity Network.

Hutchinson, M., Jackson, D. (2012). Transformational Leadership in Nursing: Towards a More Critical Interpretation. Nursing Inquiry.

Hyman-Shurland, Y. (2016). The Merits of Trust in Transformational Leadership. Thesis, Walden University

Ince, C.E., Jelley, R.B., MacKinnon, S.L. (2016). Leadership’s Effects on Employee Well-Being: Synthesizing The Qualitative Evidence. Workplace Review, Issue 3 – 18.

Johannsen, M. (2014). A Guide to Transformational Leadership. Legacee.

Kalshoven, K., Den Hartog, D.N., De Hoogh, A.H.B. (2011). Ethical leadership at work questionnaire (ELW): Development and validation of a multidimensional measure. Leadership Quarterly, Volume 22, Issue 1, February 2011, Pages 51-69.

Kotter, J.P. (2006). Leading Change: Why Transformation Efforts Fail. Harvard Business Review.

Kraft, D. (2016). Pseudo-Transformational Leadership in the Workplace. StudioD.

Krishnan, V.R. (2005). Transformational Leadership and Outcomes: Role of Relationship Duration. Leadership and Organization Development Journal 26/6: 442-457

Lee, A. (2016). Workplace Transformation and the Changing Nature of Work. Organisation Solutions.

Lopez-Zafra, E., Garcia-Retamero, R., BerriosMartos, M.P. (2012). The Relationship Between Transformational Leadership and Emotional Intelligence from a Gendered Approach. Psychological Record 62/1: 97-114.

Loughlin, C., Arnold, K., Crawford, J.B. (2012). Lost Opportunity: Is transformational leadership accurately recognized and rewarded in all managers? Equality, Diversity & Inclusion: An International Journal 31(1):43-64.

Middleton, J., Harvey, S., & Esaki, N. (2015). Transformational Leadership and Organizational Change: How Do Leaders Approach Trauma-Informed Organizational Change…Twice? Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Science. 96(3), 155-163.

Nemanich, L.A., and Vera, D. (2009). Transformational Leadership and Ambidexterity in the Context of an Acquisition. The Leadership Quarterly 20:9-33.

Pearson, C.S. (2012). The Transforming Leader: New Approaches to Leadership for the Twenty-First Century. San Francisco, CA: Berret-Koehler Publishers, Inc.

Perreault, D., Cohen, L.R., & Blanchard, C.M. (2015). Fostering transformational leadership among young adults: a basic psychological needs approach. International Journal of Adolescence and Youth. Volume 21, 2016 – Issue 3.

Piccolo, R.F., Colquitt, J.A. (2006). Transformational Leadership and Job Behaviors: The Mediating Role of Core Job Characteristics. Academy of Management Journal, vol. 49, no. 2 327-340.

Pickerell, K.J. (2014). A Transformational Leadership Program: A Necessity in Today’s Healthcare Environment. Thesis, Bellarmine University.

Pourbarkhordari, A., Zhou, E.H. (2016). Role of Transformational Leadership in Creating a Healthy Work Environment in Business Setting. European Journal of Business and Management. Vol. 8, No. 3, 2222-2839.

Raza, T. (2011). Exploring Transformational and Transactional Leadership Styles. Queen’s University.

Reuvers, M., Van Engen, M.L., Vinkenburg, C.J., Wilson-Evered, E. (208). Transformational Leadership and Innovative Work Behavior: Exploring the Relevance of Gender Differences. Creativity and Innovation Management 17(3).

Rusliza, Y., Fawzy, E. (2016). Leadership styles and organizational commitment: literature review. Journal of Management Development. Vol. 35, Iss: 2, pp.190-216.

Shorts, W., (2015). Transformational Leadership Vs. Leadership-as-Practice. Thesis, Eastern University

Singh, K. (2012). Developing Ethics at the Workplace Through Transformational Leadership: A Study of Business Organizations in India. Journal of Knowledge Globalization, Vol. 4, No. 2.

Stewart, J. (2006). Transformational Leadership: An Evolving Concept Examined through the Works of Burns, Avolio, and Leithwood. Canadian Journal of Educational Administration Policy.

Tims, M., Bakker, A.B., Xanthopoulou, D. (2011). Do transformational leaders enhance their followers’ daily work engagement? Leadership Quarterly, Volume 22, Issue 1, February 2011, Pages 121-131.

Tucker, B.A., and Russell, R.F. (2004). The Influence of the Transformational Leader. Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies. 10/4:103-111.

Vollenhoven, G. (2016). Workplace learning experiences of TVET college candidates in leadership programmes: an exploration of the workplace learning environment. University of the Western Cape.

Wang, G., Oh, I-S., Courtright, S.H., Colbert, A.E. (2011). Transformational Leadership and Performance Across Criteria and Levels: A Meta-Analytic Review of 25 Years of Research. Group & Organization Management, vol. 36, no. 2, 223-270.

Woljtara-Perry, S. (2016). The Impact of Transformational Leadership Style on the Success of Global Virtual Teams. Walden University.