Examining Leadership Skills and Leadership Style: Indicators for Salvation Army Personnel
Faculty Mentor(s)
Dr. Jeff Williamson
Project Type
EdD Colloquium - ONU
Scholarship Domain(s)
Scholarship of Discovery, Scholarship of Interdisciplinary Integration, Scholarship of Faith Integration
Presentation Type
Presentation
Abstract
Businesses and organizations rely on leadership skills for building organizational capacity. Leadership styles play a key role in the leader-follower relationship. The purpose of the study was to examine the relationship between leadership skills and gender, and leadership styles and tenure of Salvation Army officers stationed in the Central Territory. This quantitative study examined the relationship between female (n = 69) and male (n = 46) officers, as well as leadership constructs and tenure of Salvation Army officers (n = 115). A survey was administered via an online survey tool utilizing the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ) combined with demographic questions. Data analysis included an inferential statistical test and sample correlation coefficient. A statistically significant difference existed between female and male officers in three specific subscales of the MLQ, for example statistical significance of the Inspirational Motivation subscale was P=.01. There was no statistically significant relationship between three leadership constructs of the MLQ and tenure. Female officers rated themselves lower in three subscales of the MLQ. While the strength of the research was across the scale for years of service, time at the job was not relational to the score for three specific leadership styles. As an organization that trusts in ethical leaders to lead, The Salvation Army would benefit from intentional consideration of incorporating leadership skills development into their academic curriculum to encourage leadership style development.
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Examining Leadership Skills and Leadership Style: Indicators for Salvation Army Personnel
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Businesses and organizations rely on leadership skills for building organizational capacity. Leadership styles play a key role in the leader-follower relationship. The purpose of the study was to examine the relationship between leadership skills and gender, and leadership styles and tenure of Salvation Army officers stationed in the Central Territory. This quantitative study examined the relationship between female (n = 69) and male (n = 46) officers, as well as leadership constructs and tenure of Salvation Army officers (n = 115). A survey was administered via an online survey tool utilizing the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ) combined with demographic questions. Data analysis included an inferential statistical test and sample correlation coefficient. A statistically significant difference existed between female and male officers in three specific subscales of the MLQ, for example statistical significance of the Inspirational Motivation subscale was P=.01. There was no statistically significant relationship between three leadership constructs of the MLQ and tenure. Female officers rated themselves lower in three subscales of the MLQ. While the strength of the research was across the scale for years of service, time at the job was not relational to the score for three specific leadership styles. As an organization that trusts in ethical leaders to lead, The Salvation Army would benefit from intentional consideration of incorporating leadership skills development into their academic curriculum to encourage leadership style development.