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Unlocking The Gates Of Change: Exploring The Impact Of Transformational Leadership On Openness Toward Organizational Change, William A. Whipple Iii
Unlocking The Gates Of Change: Exploring The Impact Of Transformational Leadership On Openness Toward Organizational Change, William A. Whipple Iii
M.S. in Leadership
This capstone delves into the contemporary challenge of organizational change, specifically focusing on leadership's influence on employee openness to change. The objective is to provide leaders with practical tools for fostering employee receptivity to change in today's dynamic work environment. This study employs a mixed-method approach involving a literature review and a quantitative survey. The research reveals a positive relationship between transformational leadership and employee openness to change. A 21-item survey evaluates the correlation between five subdimensions of transformational leadership and employee openness. Practical implications suggest that leaders emphasizing inspirational communication can enhance employee openness to future organizational changes, contributing …
Effectiveness Of Government Leadership To Maintain Productivity In A Virtual Environment, Crystal J. Showell
Effectiveness Of Government Leadership To Maintain Productivity In A Virtual Environment, Crystal J. Showell
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
The purpose of this qualitative flexible design single case study was to expand the understanding of reasons behind the potential challenges of federal government leaders with maintaining employee productivity in a virtual environment. The general problem addressed was the challenges leaders face with maintaining employee productivity in a virtual environment, resulting in reduced organizational performance. The research included determining the driving factors in employee productivity in the federal government while in a virtual environment and determining if there was a specific leadership style to help maintain productivity and organizational performance. The research questions and sub-questions fully addressed the specific problem …
Distinguishing Servant Leadership From Transactional And Transformational Leadership, Seth-Aaron Martinez, Nahari Leija
Distinguishing Servant Leadership From Transactional And Transformational Leadership, Seth-Aaron Martinez, Nahari Leija
Organizational Performance and Workplace Learning Faculty Publications and Presentations
Problem
The scholarship of leadership abounds with the affordances, limitations, antecedents, and outcomes associated with the different theories in Human Resource Development (HRD) literature. However, a clear delineation between the host of individual leadership theories does not exist. Absent is a nuanced view of the similarities, differences, and any overlap between the various leadership theories. Without a clear understanding of the relationships between leadership theories, knowing when to apply which theories and when becomes difficult.
Solution
A systematic review of the literature surrounding servant leadership (SL) through 2022 was conducted to position SL among the more extensively researched transactional and …
The National Basketball Association’S (Nba) Digital Transformation: An Explanatory Case Study, James Santomier, Harald Dolles, Reinhard Kunz
The National Basketball Association’S (Nba) Digital Transformation: An Explanatory Case Study, James Santomier, Harald Dolles, Reinhard Kunz
WCBT Faculty Publications
Purpose. Digital transformation in the global sport industry has resulted in digitally focused business strategies, innovative business models, targeted social media marketing strategies, increased consumer, and sponsor demand, accelerated growth in women’s sports, and streaming media (OTT) worldwide. This paper aims to study the case of the U.S.-based National Basketball Association’s (NBA) digital transformation, including multiple interactions of actors in the digital transformation process. A key aim is understanding the synergies resulting from the league’s integration of digital technologies, its business strategy, the evolution of its hybrid business model and the increase in revenue and global branding.
Design/methodology/approach. An explanatory …