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
Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ADTP/201860 |
Date | January 2004 |
Creators | WHITMORE, Margaret, whittys2002@yahoo.com.au |
Publisher | Edith Cowan University. Business And Public Management: School Of Business And Law |
Source Sets | Australiasian Digital Theses Program |
Language | English |
Detected Language | English |
Rights | http://www.ecu.edu.au/corporate/disclaimer.html, Copyright WHITMORE Margaret |
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