Essay Question:
With reference to Bass and Avolio's five factor model of leadership, classify two leaders:
1) Barack Obama, and;
2) Tony Abbott
Basing your response on the general public personas of these leaders, discuss which aspects of Bass and Avolio's five factor model applies most to each, and why. Be sure to justify your argument in relation to the literature and critically evaluate the model. Using these references for background and also include in the final reference list: Bass, B. M., & Bass, R. (2009). The Bass handbook of leadership: Theory, research, and managerial applications. Simon and Schuster. (See part V. The "New" Leadership: Charismatic and Transformational Leadership) Green, D. D., & Roberts, G. E. (2012). Transformational leadership in a postmodern world: The presidential election of Barack Obama. Academy of Strategic Management Journal, 11(1), 9. Lindsay, J. M. (2011). George W. Bush, Barack Obama and the future of US global leadership. International Affairs, 87(4), 765-779. Uhr, J., & Walter, R. (2014). Studies in Australian political rhetoric: ANU Press.
References-
1. ELECTRONIC RESERVE DOCUMENT COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA Copyright Regulations 1969
Author of Chapter: Bass, Bernard M.
Title: The "New" Leadership: Charismatic and Transformational Leadership
Source: The Bass handbook of leadership: theory, research, and managerial applications / Bernard M. Bass with Ruth Bass. New York: Free Press, [1974, 2008] Part V. Pages 573-648.
2. Chapter Title: What's at stake in Australian political rhetoric?
Chapter Author(s): John Kane
Book Title: Studies in Australian Political Rhetoric
Book Editor(s): John Uhr, Ryan Walter
Published by: ANU Press. (2014)
Stable URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt13www0c.5
3. Chapter Title: 'I am sorry': Prime ministerial apology as transformational leadership
Chapter Author(s): Stephen Mills
Book Title: Studies in Australian Political Rhetoric
Book Editor(s): John Uhr, Ryan Walter
Published by: ANU Press. (2014)
Stable URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt13www0c.6
4. Chapter Title: Economic management, rhetorical tactics, and the cost of promises
Chapter Author(s): Ryan Walter
Book Title: Studies in Australian Political Rhetoric
Book Editor(s): John Uhr, Ryan Walter
Published by: ANU Press. (2014)
Stable URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt13www0c.7
5. Chapter Title: Leaders and legitimacy: Lessons from two Labor leadership transitions
Chapter Author(s): Jennifer Rayner
Book Title: Studies in Australian Political Rhetoric
Book Editor(s): John Uhr, Ryan Walter
Published by: ANU Press. (2014)
Stable URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt13www0c.8
6. Chapter Title: Unintended rhetoric: The 'Little children are sacred' report
Chapter Author(s): Barry Hindess
Book Title: Studies in Australian Political Rhetoric
Book Editor(s): John Uhr, Ryan Walter
Published by: ANU Press. (2014)
Stable URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt13www0c.9
7. Chapter Title: The gilded cage: Rhetorical path dependency in Australian politics
Chapter Author(s): Dennis Grube
Book Title: Studies in Australian Political Rhetoric
Book Editor(s): John Uhr, Ryan Walter
Published by: ANU Press. (2014)
Stable URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt13www0c.10
8. Chapter Title: Looking backwards to the future: The evolving tradition of ideal political rhetoric in Australia
Chapter Author(s): Mark Rolfe
Book Title: Studies in Australian Political Rhetoric
Book Editor(s): John Uhr, Ryan Walter
Published by: ANU Press. (2014)
Stable URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt13www0c.11
9. Chapter Title: Whistling the dog
Chapter Author(s): Barry Hindess
Book Title: Studies in Australian Political Rhetoric
Book Editor(s): John Uhr, Ryan Walter
Published by: ANU Press. (2014)
Stable URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt13www0c.12
10. Chapter Title: Debating the Speaker
Chapter Author(s): John Uhr
Book Title: Studies in Australian Political Rhetoric
Book Editor(s): John Uhr, Ryan Walter
Published by: ANU Press. (2014)
Stable URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt13www0c.13
11. Chapter Title: 'The maximum of good citizenship': Citizenship and nation building in Alfred Deakin's post-Federation speeches
Chapter Author(s): Mark Hearn and Ian Tregenza
Book Title: Studies in Australian Political Rhetoric
Book Editor(s): John Uhr, Ryan Walter
Published by: ANU Press. (2014)
Stable URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt13www0c.14
12. Chapter Title: The rise and fall of economic rationalism
Chapter Author(s): Geoffrey Stokes
Book Title: Studies in Australian Political Rhetoric
Book Editor(s): John Uhr, Ryan Walter
Published by: ANU Press. (2014)
Stable URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt13www0c.15
13. Chapter Title: Languages of neoliberal critique: The production of coercive government in the Northern Territory intervention
Chapter Author(s): Melissa Lovell
Book Title: Studies in Australian Political Rhetoric
Book Editor(s): John Uhr, Ryan Walter
Published by: ANU Press. (2014)
Stable URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt13www0c.16
14. Chapter Title: Studying Australian political rhetoric
Chapter Author(s): John Uhr and Ryan Walter
Book Title: Studies in Australian Political Rhetoric
Book Editor(s): John Uhr, Ryan Walter
Published by: ANU Press. (2014)
Stable URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt13www0c.17
15. George W. Bush, Barack Obama and the future of US global leadership by JAMES M. LINDSAY
16. TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP IN A POSTMODERN WORLD: THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF BARACK OBAMA by Daryl D. Green and Gary E. Roberts.
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