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Key Research Articles behind the MLQ
Key Initial Reading Suggestions on the MLQ
MLQ Pty Ltd supports leadership research, and practices research transparency (over 100 published articles are accessed during the Accreditation Courses - hundreds more exist). The MLQ has:
- demonstrated predictive validity
- pre-post reliability
- statistically linked to enhanced independent measures of desired outcomes
- valid across cultures, different organisational types, and at different leadership levels
- strong multi-rater norms - International, Australian, Industry Sectors, and local organisational
- longitudinal studies attest to the trainability of the Full Range Leadership behaviours
A search of Psychlit or Management databases under ‘Transformational’, ‘Full Range Leadership’, ‘MLQ’, ‘Bass and Avolio’ will elicit many of the published research articles.
Overview of the Full Range Leadership
Model
The Full Range leadership Model (FRLM) is the theoretical base for the personal MLQ, MLQTeam, and ODQ.
The FRLM describes a full range of influencing styles from ‘non-leadership’ to powerful transformational leadership behaviours. The model captures different kinds of behaviours that make a difference to outcomes for associates of the leader.
Transformational leadership behaviours have been shown to powerfully augment most traditional or ‘transactional’ leadership behaviours. Transformational behaviours change the perception of followers and associates to produce stronger extra effort, satisfaction, efficiency and productivity outcomes.
Core to the FRLM are two inter-related competencies:
- Whether the leader has the full repertoire of leadership styles in place - both transformational and transactional behaviours.
i.e. Does the leader recognise what is important in getting the best results from others, and can the leader behave in these styles when he or she chooses to do so?
- The balance with which the leader exercises these behaviours over time.
i.e. The frequency with which he or she exhibits each of the full range of leadership style.
Both competencies are important to achieve optimal outcomes such as satisfaction, extra effort and efficiency with followers and associates. |
