Impression management and integrative negotiation are as most crucial for knowing others in relation to transformational leadership. Through impression management, a supervisor or a subordinate can exert influence in an organization. In turn, integrative negotiation can generate a more collaborative working relationship in one’s company. Both concepts can be effective strategies for leaders. The succeeding sections explain these two concepts.
Impression Management
Impression management is defined by Schlenker as the “attempt by individuals to control the image they project in social interactions” (qtd. in Kacmar, Wayne and Wright 499). In organizations, for example, supervisors can influence the way their subordinates see them by ...