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Transformational Leadership in the Estonian Defence Forces

Journal of Corporate Responsibility and Leadership

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Title Transformational Leadership in the Estonian Defence Forces
 
Creator Kasemaa, Antek; Estonian National Defence College, Tartu, Estonia
Tallinn University, Tallinn
 
Subject transformational leadership; confirmatory factor analysis; scale adaptation; military; Estonia
 
Description Purpose – The study is a contribution to the validation of the 15 items and 5 subscales Transformational Leadership Scale (TLS) proposed by Rafferty and Griffin (2004).Design/methodology/approach – The sample includes participants from different levels of the Estonian Defence Forces (EDF) military hierarchy (N=2570). The structure of the TLS was examined by using exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses. Additionally ANOVA was used to compare the results between different subsamples.Findings – TLS showed satisfactory reliability. Confirmatory factor analyses found TLS as valid five dimensions instrument to measure transformational leadership in the Estonian military context. Different management levels showed different emphases among the dimensions of transformational leadership.Research and practical limitations/implications – TLS will be an important tool to use in transformational leadership research in the Estonian military context and beyond. Additionally, the current research contributes to the development of alternative measurement tools besides the most commonly used MLQ. The limitation of the work will be the rather homogenous sample from the Estonian military, however it will open the door for the subsequent research using different samplings.Originality/value – The current research found TLS to be a reliable and valid instrument, very short and therefore easy to administrate, having the possibility to use it with five dimensional and as one general transformational instrument as well.
 
Publisher Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń
 
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Date 2016-03-09
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://apcz.pl/czasopisma/index.php/JCRL/article/view/JCRL.2015.002
10.12775/JCRL.2015.002
 
Source Journal of Corporate Responsibility and Leadership; Vol 2, No 1 (2015): Military Leadership; 23-36
Journal of Corporate Responsibility and Leadership; Vol 2, No 1 (2015): Military Leadership; 23-36
2392-2699
2392-2680
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://apcz.pl/czasopisma/index.php/JCRL/article/view/JCRL.2015.002/7888
 
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