Forum 4
Week 4: Ethical Standards and Strategies ( 63 messages – 59
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Question to Respond to:
What is servant leadership and how can you apply the concept
to empowering a team of direct reports?
Compare and contrast servant leadership to transformational and
transactional leadership.
Readings for the Week:
Dennis, R. S. (2004). Servant leadership theory: Development
of the servant leadership assessment instrument. (Order No. 3133544, Regent
University). ProQuest Dissertations and Theses, , 160-160 p. Retrieved from
http://search.proquest.com/docview/305056102?accountid=8289. (305056102).
Irving, J. A. (2005). Servant leadership and the
effectiveness of teams. (Order No. 3173207, Regent University). ProQuest
Dissertations and Theses, , 99-99 p. Retrieved from
http://search.proquest.com/docview/305356267?accountid=8289. (305356267).
Shekari, H., & Nikooparvar, M. Z. (2012). Promoting
leadership effectiveness in organizations: A case study on the involved factors
of servant leadership. International Journal of Business Administration, 3(1),
54. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/1030091370?accountid=8289
Washington, R. R. (2007). Empirical relationships among
servant, transformational, and transactional leadership: Similarities,
differences, and correlations with job satisfaction and organizational
commitment. (Order No. 3265529, Auburn University). ProQuest Dissertations and
Theses, , 112-n/a. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/304896742?accountid=8289.
(304896742).
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