“India today needs leaders who are ‘truly transformational’ and not just ‘transactional’ and
move away from one task to another” (Premji 2005).
Transactional leadership is di erent from transformational leadership. Transactional
leadership involves managing—helping organizations achieve their current objectives
more e ciently (Avolio and Bass 1988). e essence of transactional leadership is that
people are motivated by rewards and punishment. Leaders who favour this style create
de ned structures, including a clear chain of command. ey work on the assumption
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