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An Investigation into the Antecedent Experiences of Transformational Leaders: Research Approach and Initial Findings

Understanding the impact leadership has on corporate success and business transformation continues to gain the attention of both the business press and management researchers. A key thread of research on leadership focuses on understanding what the leaders of successful companies do to set their companies apart from their peers. In previous studies, transformational leadership has been shown to correlate with business results. However, relatively little is known about the development of transformational leadership. The authors propose a methodology to expand this knowledge by examining the life and career experiences of leaders alongside their tendencies toward the behaviors characteristic of a transformational leader. Through this methodology we expect to identify the experiences which are positively correlated to transformational leadership.