Sociology Assignment: Servant Leaders
Sociology Assignment: Servant Leaders
SOME OF THE IMPORTANT CHARACTERISTICS OF SERVANT LEADERSHIP INCLUDE A DESIRE TO HELP, TO SERVE, AND TO EMPOWER SUBORDINATES. SERVANT LEADERSHIP SHARES SOME OF THE CHARACTERISTICS OF TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP, BUT THERE ARE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE TWO. SOME SCHOLARS BELIEVE THAT THE SERVANT LEADERSHIP STYLE IS BASED ON PRINCIPLES, VALUES, AND BELIEFS REGARDING SERVICE TO OTHERS, MORE THAN ON THE BEHAVIORS OF A LEADER. REVIEW THE THREE CASE STUDIES REGARDING SERVANT LEADERSHIP INCLUDED IN THE COURSE TEXT,LEADERSHIP: THEORY AND PRACTICE. SELECTONEOF THE CASE STUDIES AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS FOLLOWING THE CASE YOU SELECTED.
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WRITE YOUR RESPONSES TO THE QUESTIONS FOR THE CASE STUDY YOU SELECTED. BE THOROUGH AND SPECIFIC. ANALYZE HOW THE CASE STUDY ILLUSTRATES THE CHARACTERISTICS OF SERVANT LEADERSHIP.
NOTE:BE SURE TO SUPPORT YOUR POSTINGS AND RESPONSES WITH SPECIFIC REFERENCES TO THE LEARNING RESOURCES YOU SELECTED WHILE ADHERING STRICTLY TO APA STYLE OF REFERENCE.
READINGS
- Northouse, P. G. (2016). Leadership: Theory and practice (7th ed.). Thousand Oaks: CA: Sage Publications.
- Chapter 10, “Servant Leadership” (pp. 225-256)
- Hunter, E. M., Neubert, M. J., Perry, S. J., Witt, L. A., Penney, L. M., & Weinberger, E. (2013). Servant leaders inspire servant leaders: Antecedents and outcomes for employees and the organization.The Leadership Quarterly, 24(2), 316–331.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases. - Keith, K. (2009). Servant leaders.Leadership Excellence, 26(5), 18–19.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases. - Sendjaya, S., & Pekerti, A. (2010). Servant leadership as antecedent of trust in organizations.Leadership & Organization Development Journal, 31(7), 643–663.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases. - Sun, P. Y. T. (2013). The servant identity: Influences on the cognition and behavior of servant leaders.The Leadership Quarterly, 24(4), 544–557.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
MEDIA
- 50Lessons (Producer). (2006).Be a servant leader[Video file]. Burlington, MA: Soundbridge Group.
Pollard, William. ( © 2006). Be a servant leader. [Books24x7 version] Available from http://common.books24x7.com/toc.aspx?bookid=38552.
Optional Resources
- Covey, S. M. R. (2009). How the best leaders build trust. Leadership Now. Retrieved fromhttp://www.leadershipnow.com/CoveyOnTrust.html
- Jacobson, D. (2007). Growing leaders of character. Retrieved fromhttp://govleaders.org/character.htm
- McKinney, M. (2000). Choosing service over self-interest: The focus of leadership. Leadership Now. Retrieved fromhttp://www.leadershipnow.com/service.htm
- Smith, B., Montagno, R. V., & Kuzmenko, T. N. (2004). Transformational and servant leadership: Content and contextual comparisons.Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies, 10(4), 80–91.
- Spears, L. (2010, February). Servant-leaders.Personal Excellence, 15(2), 14.