Kouzes and Posner's Model in Transformational Leadership
The operationalization of the construct of leadership for this study is based on
Kouzes and Posner’s leadership model. Their research, which they conducted
over almost 20 years, suggested that leadership is not a position, but a collection
of practices and behaviors. These practices serve as guidance for leaders to
accomplish their achievements or “to get extraordinary things done” (Kouzes &
Posner, 1995, p. 9). These practices seem to be essential components of the
concept of transformational leadership. They were developed through intensive
research on current leadership practices and have been recognized by many
researchers as truly representative of highly effective leadership practices (Taylor,
2002). These practices include challenging the process, inspiring a shared vision,
enabling others to act, modeling the way, and encouraging the heart (Kouzes &
Posner, 1995, 2002). In the following sections, these elements will be defined
using Kouzes and Posner’s work.