Transforming Leadership and the<scp>O</scp>bama Presidency

Engbers, Trent A.; Fucilla, Louis

doi:10.1111/j.1540-6237.2012.00917.x

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“…As Engbers and Fucilla [28] reported, while President Obama was generally perceived as a charismatic/transformational leader, his speeches to groups assembled to help him develop legislative policies in his first four months of his first term in office was ACTA PSYCHOPATHOLOGICA ISSN 2469-6676 more rationally, factually based. These kinds of speeches to such focused groups and for such a specific objective as developing legislation do not require inspirational language but rather require language that will help to develop policies to address problems.…”

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Metaphor Density in President Obama’s and Governor Romney’s Presidential Acceptance Speeches: Implications for Leadership and Conveyance of Vision

Mio¹

2017

Acta Psychopathol

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Metaphors in political speeches may enhance perceived charisma. The present study examined the nomination acceptance speeches of President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney at their respective party's 2012 political conventions. In Study 1, metaphors in the acceptance speeches were identified and categorized. President Obama's speech was more heavily populated with metaphors, and these metaphors tended to be thematic, which spawned repetitive or resonant language. Where Governor Romney used metaphors, there did not seem to be themes or central ideas. In Study 2, 41 participants' underlined passages in both speeches that they felt were inspirational. More of President Obama's passages were underlined than Governor Romney's speech, and Obama's metaphor density remained greater than Romney's metaphor density. Moreover, the passages underlined in Obama's speech were primarily his thematic metaphors. To the extent that President Obama was perceived to be a more charismatic figure than Governor Romney, results supported the notion that metaphors add to perceived charisma. This has implications for business leaders attempting to convey their visions to company workers.

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Metaphor Density in President Obama’s and Governor Romney’s Presidential Acceptance Speeches: Implications for Leadership and Conveyance of Vision

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2017

Acta Psychopathol

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“…Transformational leadership practices may be operationalized through different framing mechanisms (Engbers & Fucilla, 2012). "Common frames such as 'America the leader,' American dream, 'American ideals,' 'American exceptionalism,' and 'land of opportunity' motivate followers to action by instilling them with pride of accomplishment" (Engbers & Fucilla, 2012p. 1133).…”

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Learning about the Predictive Power of Young Voter Party Affiliation and Leadership Perceptions in U.S. Presidential Elections

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Barker³

2018

Journal of Leadership Education

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Opportunities to observe presidential leadership capacities and to be an active citizen in appraising presidential leadership practices have increased the relevance of perceptions of candidates' leadership qualities in presidential and campaign politics. Based on prior evidence, the current study predicted and confirmed that a sample of 1,087 young voter perceptions of presidential candidates' leadership practices predict intent to vote for a particular candidate after accounting for party affiliation. Additionally, party affiliation was reconfirmed as predicting differences in perceived leadership practices. Interestingly, male and female perceptions of presidential leadership practices varied and were contextualized by factors related to identity development. The study concludes with a discussion of implications as they pertain to leadership theory and leadership education.

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“…Barack Obama provides a particularly useful case for analyzing how presidents interpret elections in the context of party polarization. Although congressional voting behavior and public opinion remained divided by party, Obama faced expectations that he would employ his considerable rhetorical skill in order to frame policies in terms of “higher ideals and moral values,” thus engaging in “transformative” leadership (Engbers and Fucilla, :1133). Our study of his electoral logic rhetoric is therefore rooted in the question of how he addressed party divisions when discussing the Democratic victories of 2008 and the subsequent Republican victories in 2010, and how he incorporated narratives about these elections into public arguments about policy.…”

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Barack Obama and the Rhetoric of Electoral Logic

Azari

Vaughn

2013

Social Science Quarterly

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Objectives This article examines Barack Obama's efforts to interpret and characterize the contrasting outcomes of the 2008 and 2010 elections, using an original data set of presidential communications. Methods We performed a content analysis of 241 presidential communications. Results Obama's post‐2008 mandate claims alternated between claiming a mandate on a variety of policy issues and framing the election as a repudiation of Republican theories of governing. Post‐2010, however, Obama framed the midterm results as evidence for electoral demand for bipartisan cooperation, rather than a repudiation of Democratic policies and ideas. Conclusions Obama's choices in framing the 2008 election contributed to the administration's failure to communicate effectively. Specifically, Obama neglected to create a strong narrative linking the election's results to support for his policy agenda, focusing instead on the election as a repudiation of Republican policies. In contrast, his interpretations of the 2010 midterms appear to be more effective. By identifying the Republicans' behavior as “dysfunctional” and conceding that the election had indicated a demand for the ideas of both parties, Obama offered a more successful alternative to the Republican narrative.

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Transforming Leadership and theObama Presidency

Cited by 4 publications

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Metaphor Density in President Obama’s and Governor Romney’s Presidential Acceptance Speeches: Implications for Leadership and Conveyance of Vision

Metaphor Density in President Obama’s and Governor Romney’s Presidential Acceptance Speeches: Implications for Leadership and Conveyance of Vision

Learning about the Predictive Power of Young Voter Party Affiliation and Leadership Perceptions in U.S. Presidential Elections

Barack Obama and the Rhetoric of Electoral Logic

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