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QUESTION

Transformational leadership focuses on inspiring long-term vision, creativity, and exceptional performance in employees.

The vision attracts commitment and energizes employees by promoting high ideals and creating meaning in employees’ lives. Would you expect an organization under transformational leadership to experience high or low absenteeism? Explain.
What will be an ideal response?

ANSWER

Answer: In an organization where employees feel emotionally invested and derive meaning from their work, they are not likely to avoid coming in to work.
Explanation: People like to work where they are valued and where they can find meaning. Therefore, they will be less likely to take days off unnecessarily.