Critical thinking disposition and transformational leadership behaviors: A correlational study
by Godzyk, Karen E., D.M., UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX, 2008, 157 pages; 3354216

Abstract:

One of the greatest challenges confronting organizations is how to select and develop leaders. The dearth of inexpensive, easily administered assessment instruments contributes to the problem. The current explanatory, quantitative study examined the correlation between the critical thinking disposition and leadership behaviors of leaders in service industries in the United States. The study results indicate a moderately positive correlation between the critical thinking disposition and transformational behaviors of the study participants. The finding supports further research into whether critical thinking disposition could be used to predict leadership emergence. The study result has potential implications for trait theory of leadership and leadership development and may provide the foundation for a new model of leadership assessment: leadership disposition.

 
AdviserChris Roberts
SchoolUNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX
SourceDAI/A 70-04, p. , Jun 2009
Source TypeDissertation
SubjectsManagement
Publication Number3354216
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