...Trent Salvaggio; Thomas W. Kent Purpose The purpose of this paper is to test the effects of a followers’ perception of charisma to the followers’ perceived quality of each of the four sub-dimensions of LMX quality, and the moderating effect of communication frequency on such a relationship...

... that charismatic leaders do arouse the emotions of followers and that such emotions motivate followers to engage in behaviors on behalf of the leader. Based on this research, as voters make favorable inferences regarding candidates’ charisma (i.e. attributions of competence and warmth), voter behavior should...