dc.contributor.author	Feuerbach, Marc Robert
dc.coverage.spatial	North and Central America -- United States -- Georgia	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2016-08-01T17:05:11Z
dc.date.available	2016-08-01T17:05:11Z
dc.date.issued	2016-05
dc.identifier	271F7188-A7B9-4ACE-A3D9-372AA036B4DD
dc.identifier.citation	Marc Robert Feuerbach. "A Quantitative Study of the Perceived Leadership Practices of Business and Educational Leaders in North Georgia." Dissertation. (Valdosta State University, May 2016). http://hdl.handle.net/10428/2235.
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10428/2235
dc.description.abstract	Quality leadership is the key to the success of any organization. It is important for leaders to understand the key attributes needed to be successful in their positions. While leadership studies have focused on both leadership in specific contexts and on broad-based leadership ideas, little has been done in researching the specifics of business and educational leadership simultaneously. It is important for leaders to understand each other, especially in these two contexts, as changes in the world are requiring further collaboration and business ideas are beginning to have an impact on public schools in the form of items such as new funding formulas and charter schools operated by private businesses. The purpose of this study was to examine the perceived leadership practices of business and educational leaders using Kouzes and Posner's (2002) Leadership Practices Inventory-Self and to identify the differences and similarities in both types of leaders through a quantitative study. The research questions used to guide this study were: (a) what are the self-perceived traits among business leaders regarding the practices of Model the Way, Inspire a Shared Vision, Challenge the Process, Enable Others to Act, and Encourage the Heart; (b) what are the self-perceived traits among educational leaders regarding the practices of Model the Way, Inspire a Shared Vision, Challenge the Process, Enable Others to Act, and Encourage the Heart; (c) what differences, if any, exist between business leaders and educational leaders on Model the Way, Inspire a Shared Vision, Challenge the Process, Enable Others to Act, and Encourage the Heart; and (d) what differences, if any, exist between business leaders and educational leaders on Model the Way, Inspire a Shared Vision, Challenge the Process, Enable Others to Act, and Encourage the Heart after controlling for age and length of employment? Results of the quantitative study imply that few differences exist between business leaders and educational leaders and their use of the five exemplary practices of leadership.	en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents	Chapter I: INTRODUCTION . .1 Introduction ..1 Conceptual Framework 4 \| Problem Statement ...9 \| Purpose Statement ..10 \| Methodology ..10 \| Research Questions 11 \| Population ..11 Data Collection and Instrumentation .12 \| Data Analysis .12 \| Limitations .12 Definitions of Key Terms ..13 \| Summary 13 Chapter II: REVIEW OF LITERATURE .. 15 \| Definition of Leadership 16 \| Basic Theories and Approaches of Leadership ..16 \| Transformational vs. Transactional Leadership .19 \| Characteristics of Effective Leadership .21 \| Business Leadership ...25 \| Educational Leadership ..28 \| Instructional Leadership .31 \| Leadership Development ...32 \| Conclusion .34 \| Chapter III: METHODOLOGY .. ...36 \| Research Design .36 \| Research Questions 37 \| Population ..38 \| Instrumentation ..38 \| Data Collection ..40 \| Data Analysis .40 \| Chapter IV: DATA ANALYSIS AND FINDINGS .. 42 \| Introduction 42 \| Research Questions 43 \| Demographic Data .43 \| Data Analysis of Research Question 1 ...47 \| Data Analysis of Research Question 2 ...67 \| Data Analysis of Research Question 3 ...87 \| Data Analysis of Research Question 4 ...92 \| Summary ..100 \| Chapter V: DISCUSSION.. . 102 \| Overview of Study ...102 \| Literature Review Summary 103 \| Population 107 \| Methodology 107 \| Summary of Findings ...108 \| Implications ..115 \| Limitations ...117 \| Recommendations for Future Research ...118 \| Conclusions Drawn from this Study 119 \| REFERENCES ... .122 \|	en_US
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.subject	Dissertations	en_US
dc.subject	Educational Leadership	en_US
dc.title	A Quantitative Study of the Perceived Leadership Practices of Business and Educational Leaders in North Georgia	en_US
dc.type	Dissertation	en_US
dc.contributor.department	Department of Curriculum, Leadership, and Technology of the Dewar College of Education and Human Services	en_US
dc.description.advisor	Pate, James L.
dc.description.committee	Downey, Steven E.
dc.description.committee	Siegist, Gerald R.
dc.description.committee	Leech, Donald W.
dc.description.degree	Ed.D.	en_US
dc.description.major	Educational Leadership	en_US