Year: 2017
Type: article
Abstract: This qualitative study set forth to discover how senior level leaders from multiple for-profit sectors perceived the benefits derived from serving the needs of followers.The study emerged from a thorough review of the literature and advances the knowledge of servant leadership philosophy by identifying the benefits to being a servant leader.The study involved 14 participants who were willing to anonymously complete the questionnaire developed by the researchers.To discover how different leaders perceived the benefits from serving followers, the researchers employed a grounded theory design, allowing for a rich understanding of the participants' interpretations.The coding and data analysis process revealed a single theoretical finding: leaders realize personal benefits from serving the needs of followers.The implications of this study seemingly address the skepticism surrounding servant leadership by identifying how service to others is in the self-interest of the leader.
Language: English
Subfield: Strategy and Management
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2616860107