Relationship between transformational leadership and hope.

Study of 100 chilen business leaders

Authors

  • Julio César Acosta-Prado Universidad Externado de Colombia. Facultad de Administración de Empresas. Cundinamarca, Colombia.
  • Rodrigo Arturo Zárate Torres Universidad EAN. Facultad de Postgrados. Cundinamarca, Colombia.
  • Manuel Alfonso Garzón Castrillon Universidad EAN. Facultad de Postgrados. Cundinamarca, Colombia.

Keywords:

Transformational leadership; Hopes; Goals; Achievement motivation

Abstract

The relationship between hope and transformational leadership has been little explored and the few existing studies on this topic have been conducted in the United States. The present study shows the relationship between transformational leadership practices and components of hope. For this purpose a sample was collected from 100 business leaders Chilean inventory practices applying leadership Kouzes and Posner (1997) and the scale of hope designed by Snyder (1991). The results suggest that there is a direct relationship between hope and leadership practices. However, if it relates to be contrasted with demographic variables: education level, current time in office, by direct employees and personnel management experience.

Author Biographies

Julio César Acosta-Prado, Universidad Externado de Colombia. Facultad de Administración de Empresas. Cundinamarca, Colombia.

Pós-Doutorado em Administração, Universidade de São Paulo, Doctor en Dirección y Organización de Empresas de la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. Actualmente, Coordinador de Investigación y Desarrollo del Centro de Pensamiento Estratégico y Prospectiva, y Docente-Investigador de la Facultad de Administración de Empresas de la Universidad Externado de Colombia.

Rodrigo Arturo Zárate Torres, Universidad EAN. Facultad de Postgrados. Cundinamarca, Colombia.

Doctor en Liderazgo Estratégico de la Escuela de liderazgo Global y Emprendimiento de la Universidad Regent. Director del Doctorado en Gestión, Director del grupo de investigación en Emprendimiento y Liderazgo “EntrepreneurshipGroup” y Profesor Titular en la Facultad de Postgrados de la Universidad EAN.

Manuel Alfonso Garzón Castrillon, Universidad EAN. Facultad de Postgrados. Cundinamarca, Colombia.

Pós-Doutorado em Administração, Universidade de São Paulo, Doctor en Ciencias Administrativas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, México, actualmente Director de Grupo de Investigación FIDEE, miembro del grupo de investigación en Emprendimiento y Liderazgo “EntrepreneurshipGroup”, Profesor Doctorado en Gestión Universidad EAN, Colombia.

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Published

2015-06-19

How to Cite

Acosta-Prado, J. C., Zárate Torres, R. A., & Garzón Castrillon, M. A. (2015). Relationship between transformational leadership and hope.: Study of 100 chilen business leaders. Scientific Journal Visión De Futuro, 19(2). Retrieved from https://visiondefuturo.fce.unam.edu.ar/index.php/visiondefuturo/article/view/534

Issue

Vol. 19 No. 2 (2015): Julio / Diciembre

Section

Original Articles

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