Organizational Vision and System Influences on Employee Inspiration and Organizational Performance

A model integrating multiple levels of leadership, leader charisma and organizational system influences on employee vision inspiration (motivation to help achieve their organizations' visions) was proposed and tested. The study employed data from 1,662 employees across 15 organizations. Results indicated that leader charisma was significantly and sizably related to employee inspiration, but differentially for different levels (executive versus supervisory) of leaders. Similarly, organizational system factors were significantly related to levels of employee inspiration, which significantly predicted multiple criteria for organizational performance. Practical and scientific implications of the results are considered.