{
  "title": "Transformational or transactional: what the meta-analysis really says",
  "url": "https://www.shr.swiss/blog/leadership-transformationnel-ou-transactionnel-ce-que-dit-la-meta-analyse-en",
  "language": "en",
  "datePublished": "2026-05-11",
  "publisher": {
    "name": "SHR — Swiss Human Resources",
    "url": "https://www.shr.swiss",
    "address": "Esplanade de Pont-Rouge 9A, 1212 Lancy, Suisse"
  },
  "summary": "Inspiring leadership does not crush contingent reward: both matter, depending on the outcome.",
  "section": "Research",
  "topic": "Executive Leadership",
  "place": {
    "name": "Geneva",
    "region": "Genève",
    "country": "CH"
  },
  "keyPoints": [
    {
      "heading": "The research",
      "point": "Timothy Judge and Ronald Piccolo (2004, Journal of Applied Psychology) pool 87 studies: transformational leadership relates strongly to satisfaction with the leader and motivation, while contingent reward performs almost as well on several performance criteria.."
    },
    {
      "heading": "The limit",
      "point": "Most studies rely on same-source questionnaires, which likely inflates correlations."
    },
    {
      "heading": "Practical check in Geneva",
      "point": "For six weeks, pair each vision message with an explicit goal and named recognition at the deadline; compare goal attainment with the previous six weeks."
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "authors": "Piccolo",
      "year": "2004",
      "source": "Journal of Applied Psychology"
    }
  ],
  "wordCount": 114,
  "image": "https://www.shr.swiss/img/blog-editorial-2026-05-11-en.jpg?v=4",
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  "relatedPages": {
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    "city": "https://www.shr.swiss/formations-ville/geneve",
    "blog": "https://www.shr.swiss/blog"
  },
  "citationPolicy": "Citation autorisée avec mention « SHR — Swiss Human Resources » et lien vers l'article."
}