Toor, S-U-R (2009) Authentic leadership development and influence in the construction industry of Singapore. PhD thesis, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
Abstract
There is no generally accepted theory of leadership that adequately explains all aspects of the leadership process. However, due to growing complexity of the business world, there is a renewed quest for a theory that lies at the roots of all positive forms of leadership and can explain the processes whereby leaders develop and influence their followers and achieve veritable organizational performance. Such root construct of leadership has been termed as authentic leadership in the latest management literature.Since research on authentic leadership is nascent, the current study endeavors to expand the conceptualization of the construct through a qualitative approach. This work targets to examine how authentic leaders develop and influence their followers and organizations. The current research also aims to uncover the underlying leadership and social processes that yield authentic leadership. To address these research objectives, grounded theory methodology was adopted. In addition to an exploratory study of emergent project leaders, 45 in-depth interviews and four sets of observations were conducted with senior executives and managers in the construction industry of Singapore. Research participants were selected based on their reputation for being authentic leaders.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Doctoral) |
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| Thesis advisor: | Ofori, G |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | complexity; grounded theory; leadership; Singapore; interview |
| Index terms: | Singapore, grounded theory, qualitative approach, social process, organizational performance, leadership development, construction industry, interview, manager, senior executive, exploratory study, methodology, complexity |
| Subjects: | systems engineering, industry analysis, leadership, communities and social development, Geography, research methods, performance measurement, theoretical framing, training, practitioner, data collection methods |
| Topics: | Research Practice, Roles and Professions, Stakeholder Management, Human Resources, Engineering Principles, Geographical Context, Quality Management |
| Descriptive scope: | 5 PCTEA |
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