BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

Title of the subject: MALC

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TOPIC:
‘Charismatic leadership, change and innovation in an R&D organisation’
Neil Paulsen, Diana Maldonado, Victor J Callan, Oluremi Ayoka Journal of Organizational Change Management, Vol. 22, Issue 5, pp511-523

The charismatic /transformational leadership is very important for any change in the company. the values of charismatic leaders are highly significant ,they can create changes , transform and develop an entire company. because we need always managers that are motivated and committed to make changes and progress of their products in the term of research and development. (R§D).
So the idea behind this article is to find a strategy that develops R§D performance through charismatic style of leadership, identity team, cooperation strategy and innovation.
The charismatic leader often focus strongly on making the group very clear and distinct ,separating it from other groups ,he will then build the image of the group , especially in the minds of his followers ,as being superior to all others by encouraging group members in order to turn creative ideas into innovative products and services.
The charismatic leadership positively predicts higher levels of perceived team innovation , that means that the leaders pay much attention to the followers making them feel like they are the most important in the world to encourage them and growth the level of their self confidence ,motivation and innovation.
Sometimes it’s a kind of mediated relationship identity between charismatic leadership and levels of perceived innovation.
About the relationship between leadership and team cooperation, the theory demonstrates that the relations , the trust and the connection between the members is very important ,so the group become more productive .
As a result the