Leadership Styles and Effective Leadership Among Higher Education Leaders in the North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists
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description: Problem Leadership has been shown to be crucial in the success of organizations, especially in higher education. However, little research has been done about leadership styles and effectiveness in North American Division (NAD) of Seventh-Day Adventists (SDA) higher education institutions. My study examined transformational, transactional, and passive avoidant leadership styles and leadership effectiveness in these higher education institutions. Method To examine leadership in Adventist colleges, I used the online MLQ-5X short form. I secured participation from 12 colleges and after repeated emails secured 168 responses. I analyzed the relationship between leadership styles, several leader characteristics and leader effectiveness, using SEM, correlation, and multiple regression. Findings Of the 168 respondents, 92 were males and 76 females. Transformational leadership was predictive of greater leadership effectiveness. Although weak, transactional leadership had a direct effect on leadership effectiveness. However, it was not statistically significant. Passive avoidant was negatively correlated to leadership effectiveness. Age was positively correlated with leadership effectiveness, in that older leaders reported higher effectiveness. By contrast, gender did not significantly predict leadership effectiveness. Additionally, years of experience at their institution had a negative non-significant correlation with leadership effectiveness. Multiple regression also showed age was statistically significantly related to leadership effectiveness with older leaders reporting higher effectiveness. However, years of experience did not show a significant relationship with leadership effectiveness. Multiple regression also did not significantly predict effectiveness between male and female. Although not statistically significant, being a leader with more years of experience at their institution was associated with less leadership effectiveness. Conclusion My findings mirror the s…
abstract: Problem Leadership has been shown to be crucial in the success of organizations, especially in higher education. However, little research has been done about leadership styles and effectiveness in North American Division (NAD) of Seventh-Day Adventists (SDA) higher education institutions. My study examined transformational, transactional, and passive avoidant leadership styles and leadership effectiveness in these higher education institutions. Method To examine leadership in Adventist colleges, I used the online MLQ-5X short form. I secured participation from 12 colleges and after repeated emails secured 168 responses. I analyzed the relationship between leadership styles, several leader characteristics and leader effectiveness, using SEM, correlation, and multiple regression. Findings Of the 168 respondents, 92 were males and 76 females. Transformational leadership was predictive of greater leadership effectiveness. Although weak, transactional leadership had a direct effect on leadership effectiveness. However, it was not statistically significant. Passive avoidant was negatively correlated to leadership effectiveness. Age was positively correlated with leadership effectiveness, in that older leaders reported higher effectiveness. By contrast, gender did not significantly predict leadership effectiveness. Additionally, years of experience at their institution had a negative non-significant correlation with leadership effectiveness. Multiple regression also showed age was statistically significantly related to leadership effectiveness with older leaders reporting higher effectiveness. However, years of experience did not show a significant relationship with leadership effectiveness. Multiple regression also did not significantly predict effectiveness between male and female. Although not statistically significant, being a leader with more years of experience at their institution was associated with less leadership effectiveness. Conclusion My findings mirror the s…
author: Wright, Patrice A
keywords: Leadership, Styles, Effective, Higher Education, North America, Seventh-day Adventist, Educational Leadership, Leadership Studies
date published: 2022-01-01T08:00:00Z
date modified: 2026-07-24T00:54:19Z
provider: Andrews University
publisher: Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
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source organization: Andrews University