Global ETD Search

1	The search for character: servant-leadership in an Australian organisation WHITMORE, Margaret, whittys2002@yahoo.com.au January 2004 (has links) This study is in response to globalisation, changing world values and the call in modern literature for leaders of good character. Servant-leadership is offered to fill this requirement because its effectiveness is said to be reliant on the good character of the leader. In the literature this type of leadership is said to represent a new paradigm. The work of servant-leadership's proponent, Robert Greenleaf, is thoroughly examined to explain how his understanding of trust as faith is linked to spirituality and this is the key to understanding the character of servant-leaders. Greenleaf's work is compared with the modern servant-leadership literature and identifies a gap in the literature explaining Greenleaf's spirituality.This is a qualitative analysis using classical Grounded Theory and uses the work of Anthony Giddens to give it a modern sociological grounding. Classical Grounded Theory uses typologies or leadership legitimacy values integrity power empowerment risk self-identity ontological security love freedom of choice personality self-interest alienated defensive fear mistrust transformational leadership public sector privatisation