Comparing transformational and instrumental leadership: The influence of different leadership styles on individual employee and financial performance in Brazilian startups

Artikel

Purpose - The purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of transformational and instrumental leadership on the individual performance of the employee and the financial performance in Brazilian startups. Design/methodology/approach - The adopted methodological construction strategy was structural equation modeling, with the purpose of applying the model to primary data collected from a sample of leaders of Brazilian startups (n = 126). Findings - Results suggest that when leadership types are analyzed separately, both directly influence employee performance. Originality/value - This study has four main contributions: to test the influence of the two leadership styles on employee performance and thus to help advance the theoretical understanding of leadership; to perform this test in the context of Brazilian startups; to equip professionals with more information about the effects of crucial leadership types on individual type of employee performance; and to expand knowledge for recruitment and managerial training in initial-stage companies.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Journal: Innovation & Management Review ; ISSN: 2515-8961 ; Volume: 16 ; Year: 2019 ; Issue: 2 ; Pages: 143-160 ; Bingley: Emerald

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Management
• Subject: Performance ; Transformational leadership ; Instrumental leadership ; Startups

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Chammas, Cristiane Benedetti ; Hernandez, José Mauro da Costa
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Emerald
• (where): Bingley
• (when): 2019

Further information

• DOI: doi:10.1108/INMR-08-2018-0064
• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/231602
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:42 AM CET