A field study of two measures of work motivation for predicting leader's transformational behaviors

Relationships between motivation and transformational leadership were exami ned in this study. 56 leaders and 234 followers from a variety of organizat ions were sampled. Leaders were administered the Motivation Sources Invento ry and the Job Choice Decision-making Exercise, while followers reported le aders' behaviors using the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ-rater version). Scores on the Motivation Sources Inventory subscales subsequently correlated with the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire subscales of insp irational motivation, idealized influence (behavior), and individualized co nsideration (range, r=.13 to .23). There were no significant correlations a mong any of the Job Choice Decision-making Exercise subscales with any of t he variables measured.