Is similarity in leadership related to organizational outcomes? The case of transformational leadership.

In this investigation 213 supervisors from two public administration offices rated their hold leadership behavior as well as their leaders' behavior upon the MLQ. The relationship between have self-rated transformational leadership and perceived transformational leadership of the direct superior was examined. Furthermore, the relationship between perceived similarity between subordinate and supervisor in transformational leadership and leadership specific issues (extra effort, efficiency, and satisfaction with the leader), as well as organizational issues (commitment, overall satisfaction, organizational citizenship behavior, achievement orientation, stres and irritability) was analyzed Separating the participants into four clumps with regard to their mark of similarity/dissimilarity (similar low transformational