Toward a behavioral theory of charismatic leadership in organizational settings
Abstract
Charismatic leadership has been largely overlooked by organizational theorists. In part, the problem can be attributed to the lack of a systematic conceptual framework Drawing from political science, sociology, and social psychology, this paper addresses the problem by proposing a model linking organizational contexts to charismatic leadership. A series of research hypotheses is offered.
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- Authors
- Conger, J. A., & Kanungo, R. N.
- Affiliations
- Harvard University (US)
- McGill University (CA)
- ORCID
- Conger, Jay A.
- Venue
- The Academy of Management Review
- Publisher
- Academy of Management
- Published
- 1987-10
- Volume
- 12
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 637
- ISSN
- 0363-7425 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2116969356
- Cited by
- 1,930
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 46.19
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Academy of Management Review (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › Leadership and Management in Organizations
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Employee Performance and Leadership
- Keywords
- charismatic leadership, organizational context, leadership theory, conceptual framework, research hypotheses
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