Over lunch, Daniela and Hassan are discussing their managers. Daniela describes her boss as extremely motivating. Work goals are more demanding than ever, but even though the rewards of the hard work may not come soon, Daniela trusts her manager's emphasis on the future good that will come from their work. She feels that working with this new manager has led to a much stronger emotional bond with the organization, much more engagement with the work, and an overall increase in her job satisfaction. Daniela's boss can be described as a(n) ________ leader.
A) transformational
B) authentic
C) transactional
D) perceptive
E) Weberian

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Employees with transformational leaders tend to have higher levels of task performance and engage in higher levels of citizenship behaviors. They have higher levels of motivation than other employees, feel a stronger sense of psychological empowerment, feel more self-confident, set more demanding work goals, trust their leaders more, are willing to exert extra effort even when rewards may be delayed, and just overall have higher levels of job satisfaction.

Over Lunch, Daniela and Hassan Are Discussing Their Managers