Open AccessA Multi-Methodological Analysis of a Non-Clinical Healthcare Executive and Servant Leader: Attributes and Behaviour’s and their Associations with Reporting Relationships and Business Structures
Author(s) -
Harold Ray Griffin,
Dana Foster
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of business and applied social science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2469-6501
DOI - 10.33642/ijbass.v7n3p2
Subject(s) - servant leadership , servant , psychology , leadership style , style (visual arts) , health care , social psychology , public relations , management , political science , computer science , archaeology , law , economics , history , programming language
A multi-methodological approach was used to examine the personal and professional life of a well-respected, nonclinical, healthcare executive for purposes of determining if “Don” was a servant leader and, if so, uncover the antecedents contributing to his leadership style. The results provided the backdrop for examining linkages between servant leadership, reporting relationships, and business structures. Content analysis and Spears’ 10 constructs of servant leaders were used as a priori themes to affirm that Don is a servant leader. Nonparametric testing revealed moderate to strong associations between the reporting relationships of the respondents (x1) and the types of business structures (x2) where the respondents and our servant leader forged their initial relationship and the perceived behaviors and attributes of Don (y). We discovered that relationships, spiritual centeredness, and desire for career advancement served as antecedents in shaping Don’s leadership style. Implications for practice and future research are also addressed.