This study was designed as an investigation of the speeches of known charismatic leaders to see if the elements stated in House's "A 1976 Theory of Charisma" were indeed present and evident in their speeches. The purpose of this thesis was to identify and to develop objective methods which could be used in investigating the theory and to apply those techniques to the speeches of charismatic leaders. This was done through a series of content analytic methods. / Ten American charismatic leaders (1930-1980) were chosen by a select group of raters. Two speeches by each of the charismatic leaders were examined. Each speech was analyzed for evidence of specific charismatic behaviors, goal articulation, role modeling, personal image building, demonstration of confidence, high expectations for followers, and motive arousal behaviors. / The traits and specific behaviors that House theorized would be found in charismatic leaders were generally evident in the speeches analyzed; however, the study suggests that religious leaders possess different characteristics and displayed behaviors different from other types of charismatic leaders. / Power and achievement were not as prevalent in the speeches of the religious leaders as in the other leaders, and they did not display as positive a concept of their followers as did other types of leaders. Yet a strong belief in the moral righteousness of their belief seemed more of a necessity for them. Future studies should explore the differences between the religious charismatic leaders and charismatic leaders in other fields such as military or politics. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 41-09, Section: A, page: 3780. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1980.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_74289 |
| Contributors | OHL, CORAL MARSHA., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 185 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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