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Transformational leadership is more effective if people are connected directly to the beneficiary of their work

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Paper Title: Leading with Meaning: Beneficiary Contact, Prosocial Impact, and the Performance Effects of Transformational Leadership
Year of Publication: 2012
Journal: Academy of Management Journal
Authors: Adam M. Grant (University of Pennsylvania)

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Leaders who engage in transformational behaviors can enhance their effectiveness in motivating employees by providing opportunities for employees to interact with the beneficiaries of their work, as this interaction makes the prosocial impact of the work more salient and credible.

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