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Although research of shared leadership has been robust since its emergence in the last quarter-century, little or no research of shared leadership by Christian leaders existed before this study. Designed as a qualitative multiple case study, this thesis explores the practice of shared leadership in three cases for the express purpose of discovering best practices for shared leadership in the marketplace by Christian leaders. Although the enterprises studied are not necessarily described as Christian companies, all clearly understand their existence as a tool for living out the Gospel in the world. I isolated ten established best practices of shared leadership through the literature review. Through case observation, personal interviews, and document collection, the established best practices were validated for each site. Additionally, five unique best practices for shared leadership by Christian marketplace leaders were identified. Christian marketplace leaders who practice shared leadership: 1. Seek to enrich the lives of all stakeholders as a primary purpose of the enterprise by providing good paying jobs for employees, exceptional service to customers, and a fair profit for owners and stockholders. 2. Encourage stakeholders to embrace biblical discipleship practices in leadership by honoring God in their work and by treating others as they wish to be treated. 3. Seek to support corporate as well as biblical values by articulating a biblical view of work. 4. Leverage the value of people for the common good of employees, customers, and other stakeholders. 5. Expect stakeholders to embrace and live out biblical virtues. Chapter 1 introduces the research problem, its theological foundation, and practical significance. It also defines the research question while plotting the study's limitations. Chapter 2 examines the precedent literature and recounts the history of shared leadership as it emerged from antecedent forms of leadership. Chapter 3 presents the research design, defines the population, establishes the selection criteria, and outlines the instrumentation. Chapter 4 analyzes the findings, while chapter 5 presents my conclusions. The study's ultimate aim is to enrich the literature base by acknowledging the biblical foundations of shared leadership and the natural inclination of Christian business leaders to practice shared leadership as a result of their Christian faith.","abstract_html":"INTENTIONAL PRACTICE OF SHARED LEADERSHIP IN THE MARKETPLACE BY CHRISTIAN LEADERS: A MULTI-CASE STUDY Michael Larry Davis, Ed.D. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2014 Chair: Michael S. Wilder In light of the biblical roots of shared leadership it is difficult to understand the lack of research related to the practice of shared leadership by Christian business leaders in the marketplace. Although research of shared leadership has been robust since its emergence in the last quarter-century, little or no research of shared leadership by Christian leaders existed before this study. Designed as a qualitative multiple case study, this thesis explores the practice of shared leadership in three cases for the express purpose of discovering best practices for shared leadership in the marketplace by Christian leaders. Although the enterprises studied are not necessarily described as Christian companies, all clearly understand their existence as a tool for living out the Gospel in the world. I isolated ten established best practices of shared leadership through the literature review. Through case observation, personal interviews, and document collection, the established best practices were validated for each site. Additionally, five unique best practices for shared leadership by Christian marketplace leaders were identified. Christian marketplace leaders who practice shared leadership: 1. Seek to enrich the lives of all stakeholders as a primary purpose of the enterprise by providing good paying jobs for employees, exceptional service to customers, and a fair profit for owners and stockholders. 2. Encourage stakeholders to embrace biblical discipleship practices in leadership by honoring God in their work and by treating others as they wish to be treated. 3. Seek to support corporate as well as biblical values by articulating a biblical view of work. 4. Leverage the value of people for the common good of employees, customers, and other stakeholders. 5. Expect stakeholders to embrace and live out biblical virtues. Chapter 1 introduces the research problem, its theological foundation, and practical significance. It also defines the research question while plotting the study's limitations. Chapter 2 examines the precedent literature and recounts the history of shared leadership as it emerged from antecedent forms of leadership. Chapter 3 presents the research design, defines the population, establishes the selection criteria, and outlines the instrumentation. Chapter 4 analyzes the findings, while chapter 5 presents my conclusions. The study's ultimate aim is to enrich the literature base by acknowledging the biblical foundations of shared leadership and the natural inclination of Christian business leaders to practice shared leadership as a result of their Christian faith.","abstract_has_math":false,"creators":["Davis, Michael Larry"],"institution":"Southern Baptist Theological Seminary","degree_name":null,"degree_level":null,"degree_discipline":null,"degree_department":null,"school":null,"contributors":[],"advisors":["Wilder, Michael S.","Parker, Shane W."],"committee_chairs":[],"committee_members":[],"year":2015,"date_issued":"2015-03-31","date_published":"2015-03-31","updated_at":"2026-07-27T21:05:13Z","subjects":[],"languages":[],"rights":[],"rights_urls":[],"identifier_entries":[]},"links":{"outbound_url":"http://hdl.handle.net/10392/4856","outbound_label":"Handle","outbound_source":"dc:identifier.uri"},"metadata_groups":[{"id":"people","label":"People","entries":[{"key":"dc:contributor.advisor","label":"Advisor","values":["Wilder, Michael S.","Parker, Shane W."]},{"key":"dc:creator","label":"Author","values":["Davis, Michael Larry"]}]},{"id":"academic_context","label":"Academic Context","entries":[{"key":"dc:date.accessioned","label":"Dc Date Accessioned","values":["2015-03-31T13:49:23Z"]},{"key":"dc:date.available","label":"Dc Date Available","values":["2015-03-31T13:49:23Z"]},{"key":"dc:date.issued","label":"Date","values":["2015-03-31"]},{"key":"dc:publisher.institution","label":"Dc Publisher Institution","values":["Southern Baptist Theological Seminary"]},{"key":"dc:type","label":"Dc Type","values":["Electronic dissertation","Text"]}]},{"id":"identifiers","label":"Identifiers","entries":[{"key":"dc:identifier.uri","label":"Identifier URI","values":["http://hdl.handle.net/10392/4856"]}]},{"id":"additional","label":"Additional Metadata","entries":[{"key":"dc:description.abstract","label":"Abstract","values":["INTENTIONAL PRACTICE OF SHARED LEADERSHIP IN THE MARKETPLACE BY CHRISTIAN LEADERS: A MULTI-CASE STUDY Michael Larry Davis, Ed.D. 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