1988, p. 88). Additionally, however, one's approach to leadership will tend to vary according to organization, an organization's mission, and the situation in which both the leader and the organizations is situated at any given time.
When all is said and done, what the transformational leader is really attempting to accomplish is the development of strong organizational commitment on the part of the people he or she is leading. Organizational commitment is defined as a (1) strong desire to remain as a member of a specific organization, (2) willingness on the part of an individual to exert high levels of effort for a specific organization, and (3) belief in and acceptance of organizational values and goals by an individual (Angle and Perry, 1986, pp. 31-56). The vision of the transformational leader, together with her or his own demonstrated willingness to sacrifice self-interest for the good of the organization, provides the necessary incentive for organizational subordinates to make a similar transformation. Such a transforma
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