Relevance of Transactional Leadership in Czech Armed Forces: Case of Military Students
Relevance of Transactional Leadership in Czech Armed Forces: Case of Military Students
Author(s): Jakub Stříbrný, František Milichovský, Veronika Koleňáková, Lenka ČadováSubject(s): Security and defense
Published by: Univerzita obrany - Centrum bezpečnostních a vojenskostrategických studií
Keywords: Transformational Approach; Leadership; Factor Analysis; Leader Development; Soldiers
Summary/Abstract: Leadership and its styles have been in the spotlight for many years. The changing military environment and demands on army readiness bring new questions and perspectives to leadership. Leaders now face constant changes and specifications of the new modern era. Concerning these changes and transformations in society and the Army, there are new demands on soldiers and leaders at all levels of the Army of the Czech Republic. This paper provides insight and muse about both transactional and transformational leadership styles and investigates an approach to these styles by Czech military students. This paper aims to identify what leadership style Czech military students prefer at the University of Defence. This research focused on evaluating the personal characteristics required for a leadership position. To verify the relevance of the gained results, we employed paired t-test.
Journal: Vojenské rozhledy
- Issue Year: 31/2022
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 101-120
- Page Count: 20
- Language: English
