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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"Preferred leadership"”.
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The relationship between employee personality traits and preferred leadership style
… how employee personality traits are related to a preferred leadership style and how the differences between preferred and actual leadership style relate to employee perceptions of leader satisfaction and effectiveness. Respondents completed a survey questionnaire that consisted of the commonly …
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Exploring Youth Athletes Preferred Leadership Styles and Behaviours of Sport Coaches
… across 19 different sports completed a modified Leadership for Sports Scale (LSS) questionnaire. The LSS assesses five factors of preferred coach behaviour - Positive Feedback, Teaching and Instruction, Autocratic Behaviour, Democratic Behaviour, and Social Support. Furthermore, seventeen …
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Leaders of Change: An Exploration of Relationships Between International School Administrators’ Mindsets and Their Preferred Leadership Styles
<p>At the heart of educational leadership is the ability to manage change. Leaders who can successfully manage change invariably will be more effective. This is especially true in the often-transient world of international schools, where change happens frequently in response to evolving internal …
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An Examination Between High and Low Optimistic NCAA Division I Student-Athletes' Perceptions of Preferred Leadership Behavior in Sport: A Qualitative Investigation
<p>Numerous researchers have examined preferred sport leadership behaviors from both the coach and athlete perspectives (Beam, Serwatka, & Wilson, 2004; Chelladurai, & Carron, 1983; Freakley, Czech, Harris, & Burdette, 2012; Turman, 2013; Weinburg, & Gould, 2010). However, there is limited research …
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A Comparative Study of Leadership Characteristics of Principals in Charter Schools and Traditional Schools
… to examine the similarities and differences in preferred leadership qualities among a random sample of principals of traditional elementary schools in California, traditional elementary schools in Alberta, Canada, and selected charter schools in the United States. The intent of the research was …
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Women Community College Presidents: The Road to the Presidency
… College (AACC) and the National Institute of Leadership Development, women signify 259 community college presidents nationally. Hockaday and Puyear (2000), Weisman and Vaughan (2002) reported in 2002 that more women held presidencies at community colleges when compared to other types of higher …
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A Mixed Methods Study of the Relationship Between Perceived Leadership Styles and Employee Engagement at the Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
While leadership is often referenced at the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) as a critical antecedent for improving organizational performance, there is an organizational gap surrounding emphasis on preferred leadership styles and associated leadership training. The purpose of this …
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Job Satisfaction, Leadership Styles, and Teaching Practices among CNMI Public Elementary School Teachers
This study investigated whether teacher leadership styles and teaching practices influenced teacher job satisfaction among public elementary school teachers in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The study answered the following questions: (1) what is the level of job satisfaction …
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Management and Leadership Style: Is Style Influenced by Engineering Education?
… of the opportunity for corporations to reduce leadership development infrastructure by narrowing the participant pool to candidates that, intuitively, may be multi-skilled and capable of handling diverse roles and assignments within the corporate environment. In particular, the study seeks to …
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Examination of Preferred Coaching Behaviors as Predicted by Athlete Gender, Race, and Playing Time
<p>The Multidimensional Model for Sport Leadership (MML) (Chelladurai, 1980) states that athlete performance and satisfaction are functions of the congruency between the preferred leadership of student-athletes, the required behavior of the coach as dictated by the situation, and the actual …
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Preferred Coaching Styles in Youth Sports: A Qualitative inquiry of Soccer Players from Generation Z
… the purpose of the study was to examine the preferred coaching styles of Generation Z athletes from a semi-structured qualitative perspective. After analyzing the data, four themes emerged: does not yell and remains calm, caring and encouraging, knowledgeable of sport, and involves team in …
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How transformational leadership and advanced technologies foster radical innovation : the role of advanced training, organisational learning, innovative climate and capabilities in large firms
… this study investigates how transformational leadership as a ‘human factor’ and advanced technology as a ‘machinery factor’ can ‘in parallel’ encourage radical innovation. This study proposes a conceptual framework and empirically tests path-dependent influences of: transformational …
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The Impact of Leadership Styles Upon Employee Commitment: A case study of the Abu Dhabi Police in the UAE
This study examined the extent to which leadership styles affect the organisational commitment of the employees at Abu Dhabi Police in the UAE. The aim was to find out whether there is a significant correlation between preferred leadership styles and organisational commitment. It sought to assess …