Description
Book SynopsisThis book seeks to analyze the leadership of three presidents: Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama, as well as to examine the impact of the presidents’ leadership had on the leadership of the advisers they worked with during their presidencies. Transformational leadership, a term first introduced by James MacGregor Burns, describes a process in which “leaders and followers help each other to advance to a higher level of morale and motivation.” In order to measure transformational leadership, Bernard M. Bass’s model - which includes four elements: an idealized influence, inspiring motivation, intellectual stimulation, and individual treatment - is applied throughout. It is crucial to conduct an analysis of the relationships between the examined three presidents and their advisers in order to demonstrate if the subordinates excelled in leadership because of the presidents’ leadership skill.
Trade ReviewThrough careful use of personal interviews with White House insiders and other original sources, Andrzej Demczuk identifies the factors that determine whether a US president is a transformational leader. Highly recommended for scholars and students of leadership theory and of the modern US presidency.
-- Mark J. Rozell, George Mason University, author; The New Politics of the Old South: An Introduction to Southern Politics, Sixth Edition
Table of ContentsList of Tables
Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
Chapter 1: Substance, Specifics and Characteristics of Transformational Leadership
Chapter 2: Idealized Influence of Transformational Leadership
Chapter 3: Inspirational Motivation of Transformational Leadership
Chapter 4: Intellectual Stimulation of Transformational Leadership
Chapter 5: Individualized Consideration of Transformational Leadership
Conclusion
Appendix: Interviews
Bibliography
About the Author
