Big five personality and transformational leadership: Exploring the moderating role of political skill
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Simone T.A. Phipps
Leon Prieto
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Several articles have resolved that a leader’s individual personality plays a role in determining his or her leadership style. This review addresses this verdict by examining the relationship between the Big Five and transformational leadership (TFL), and introduces political skill as a potential moderator of this relationship. It investigates the dimensions of the Five Factor Model of Personality (Big Five), and explores how these intrinsic qualities correlate with transformational leadership. It also defends its proposal of political skill as a moderator of the Big Five-TFL relationship. Propositions concerning direct relationships and interactions are provided, as well as a conceptual model, implications, and suggestions for future research.