Authoritative parenting and transformational leadership: an example of family-to-work enrichment

The present study was designed to examine the relationship between authoritative parenting and transformational leadership as an example of family-work enrichment. Participants were working managers who are parents (N = 150), recruited from MBA programs, manufacturing companies, and social media. Participants responded to an internet-based survey composed of measures of parenting style, work-family enrichment, and transformational leadership. Participants also provided responses regarding the overall impact of having children on their personal leadership development. Analyses of self-reported data consisted of correlation and regression-based methods for identifying relationships and predictor variables. Qualitative data were also gathered and content analyzed, helping to illustrate patterns observed in the quantitative survey data. Results identified a positive relationship between authoritative parenting and transformational leadership as a tangible and meaningful example of family-to-work enrichment. More generally, the results of the present study demonstrate that effective parenting influences optimal workplace leadership.

Grantor dc:publisher

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Author dc:creator

• Kearns, Katherine

Contributors dc:contributor

• Cunningham, Christopher J. L.
• Warren, Amye; O'Leary, Brian J.
• College of Arts and Sciences

• Parenting
• Leadership

Licence

• https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en

Language dc:language

English, eng

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholar.utc.edu/theses/451

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholar.utc.edu:theses-1596