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What are the Principal distinctions between transactional and transformational leadership?

Transactional Leaders

1. Transactional leaders motivate their followers in the direction of established goals by also clarifying role and task requirement (OB: Robbins &Judge pg437)
2.Transactional leadership is based on a transaction or exchange of something of value the leader possesses or controls that the follower wants in return for his/her services.e.g job for votes or subsidies for campaign contributions
3. Transactional style is precisely what happens in contracting scenario. The contractor provides the specified service purchased.
4Transactional leadership style only works well when both leader and led understand and are in agreement about which tasks are important
5. From R.Kegan’s six stage development theory –Transactional leaders for example are stage 2 leader what they do for the organization is done for whatever the organization has promised in return......

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