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Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership
Dissertation Proposal Outline
February 2013
 Have you ever experienced this?
 One manager displays
leadership behaviors
 one way……
Introduction
Problem
Statement
Background
Purpose
Statement
Research
Questions
Research Design
Population
Summary
But another one differently….
 There is a problem with
misaligned leadership behaviors
that is impacting organizational
performance.
 Currently misaligned leadership
behaviors are not generally
recognized as direct causal links
to organizational performance.
 (Semler 1997)
Introduction
Problem
Statement
Background
Purpose
Statement
Research
Questions
Research Design
Population
Summary
 Many Studies that address
leadership behaviors.
 Few that address how leadership
behavior misalignment
negatively impacts
organizational performance.
 “It is almost as though
leadership scholars...have
believed that leader-follower
relationships exist in a vacuum”
 (HOUSE 1997)
Introduction
Problem
Statement
Background
Purpose
Statement
Research
Questions
Research Design
Population
Summary
Research has been done on
alignment in terms of Culture,
Values, Commitment, Change
Management, Shared
Understanding and Org. Linkage.
 Culture (Bennet 1994, Tosti 1994, Weber 2008, Jones 2000, Schein 2004)
 Values (Branson 2007, Scott 2009)
 Commitment (Meyer 1993)
 Change Management (Werther 2003, O’reilly 2009)
 Shared Understanding (Sathe 1985, Schein 1999, Kotter 1990)
 Organizational Linkage (Robinson 1995, Rummler 1990, Swanson 1994,
Pearce 1994)
There is a gap in the research that
addresses leadership behavior
alignment..
Introduction
Problem
Statement
Background
Purpose
Statement
Research
Questions
Research Design
Population
Summary
Introduction
Problem
Statement
Background
Purpose
Statement
Research
Questions
Research Design
Population
Summary
Manager 1
Misaligned
Manager 3
Misaligned
Manager 2
Misaligned
Manager 1
Misaligned
Manager 3
Misaligned
Manager 2
Misaligned
Aligned
Aligned
Effects of
Leadership
Behavior
Alignment
Trust
Morale
Stress
Flexibility
Communication
Creativity
Productivity
Reaction
Leadership Behavior 1
Leadership Behavior 2
Organizational
Performance
 Examples of Leadership Behaviors that may be identified during the study
 1. Being a Role Model for Integrity & Ethics
2. Demonstrating Optimism & Positive Energy
3. Learning the Business
4. Establishing a Vision & Mission
5. Setting Strategy & Priorities
6. Hiring Great Talent
7. Creating a Culture of Customer Focus
8. Building High Performance Teams
9. Motivating & Inspiring Others
10. Delegating & Empowering
11. Listening
12. Communicating
13. Driving for Results
14. Managing & Evaluating Performance
15. Coaching & Developing Talent
16. Managing Complexity & Ambiguity
17. Managing Your Time
18. Evaluating Risk
19. Resolving Conflict
20. Driving Innovation
21. Influencing Others
22. Collaborating Across the Organization
23. Demonstrating Passion for Your Work
24. Being a Champion for Work/Life Balance
25. Keeping Things in Perspective (Humility & Gratitude)
Introduction
Problem
Statement
Background
Purpose
Statement
Research
Questions
Research Design
Population
Summary
 I noticed a common theme in
the struggle for organizations to
create success.
 Noticed underperformance with
what was considered good
leadership behaviors and just
the opposite in other areas.
 Interactions among managers,
departments, stores was often
stressed, unfocused, and
reactionary.
Introduction
Problem
Statement
Background
Purpose
Statement
Research
Questions
Research Design
Population
Summary
 What I believe I was observing
was divergent interpretations of
leadership behaviors in practice.
 This misalignment of leadership
behaviors was causing stress,
mistrust, communication gaps,
and a reduction in flexibility and
creativity.
Introduction
Problem
Statement
Background
Purpose
Statement
Research
Questions
Research Design
Population
Summary
 The purpose of this grounded
theory study is to inquire into
the links and impacts between
misaligned leadership behaviors
and organizational performance.
Introduction
Problem
Statement
Background
Purpose
Statement
Research
Questions
Research Design
Population
Summary
 How do misaligned leadership
behaviors affect organizational
performance?
 What aspects of a particular leadership behavior
are most important to alignment?
 How influential is a particular leadership
behavior?
 How and to what extent does a particular
leadership behavior when aligned or misaligned
affect organization performance?
 How can managers identify misaligned
leadership behaviors?
 How can an organization affect the alignment of
leadership behaviors?
Introduction
Problem
Statement
Background
Purpose
Statement
Research
Questions
Research Design
Population
Summary
 Grounded theory approach
using the methodology of Glaser
 “The discovery of what is there
and emerges” (Glaser 2008)
 Finding out “what is going on”
 Emphasis on emergence,
constant comparisons,
theoretical sampling, and
theoretical coding.
Introduction
Problem
Statement
Background
Purpose
Statement
Research
Questions
Research
Design
Population
Summary
 10-15 companies
 1-2 senior and mid level
managers at each level
 Stratified Sampling
 One - One Interviews
 Cross section of organizations
 Member checking
Introduction
Problem
Statement
Background
Purpose
Statement
Research
Questions
Research Design
Population
Summary
 There is a problem with
misaligned leadership behaviors
within organizations that is
impacting organizational
performance.
 Methodology – Grounded Theory –
Glaser (Glaser 2008)
 Purpose – to inquire into this
problem with the hope of creating
a theory to help organizations
perform better.
Introduction
Problem
Statement
Background
Purpose
Statement
Research
Questions
Research Design
Population
Summary

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Research Proposal Presentation

  • 1. Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership Dissertation Proposal Outline February 2013
  • 2.  Have you ever experienced this?  One manager displays leadership behaviors  one way…… Introduction Problem Statement Background Purpose Statement Research Questions Research Design Population Summary But another one differently….
  • 3.  There is a problem with misaligned leadership behaviors that is impacting organizational performance.  Currently misaligned leadership behaviors are not generally recognized as direct causal links to organizational performance.  (Semler 1997) Introduction Problem Statement Background Purpose Statement Research Questions Research Design Population Summary
  • 4.  Many Studies that address leadership behaviors.  Few that address how leadership behavior misalignment negatively impacts organizational performance.  “It is almost as though leadership scholars...have believed that leader-follower relationships exist in a vacuum”  (HOUSE 1997) Introduction Problem Statement Background Purpose Statement Research Questions Research Design Population Summary
  • 5. Research has been done on alignment in terms of Culture, Values, Commitment, Change Management, Shared Understanding and Org. Linkage.  Culture (Bennet 1994, Tosti 1994, Weber 2008, Jones 2000, Schein 2004)  Values (Branson 2007, Scott 2009)  Commitment (Meyer 1993)  Change Management (Werther 2003, O’reilly 2009)  Shared Understanding (Sathe 1985, Schein 1999, Kotter 1990)  Organizational Linkage (Robinson 1995, Rummler 1990, Swanson 1994, Pearce 1994) There is a gap in the research that addresses leadership behavior alignment.. Introduction Problem Statement Background Purpose Statement Research Questions Research Design Population Summary
  • 6. Introduction Problem Statement Background Purpose Statement Research Questions Research Design Population Summary Manager 1 Misaligned Manager 3 Misaligned Manager 2 Misaligned Manager 1 Misaligned Manager 3 Misaligned Manager 2 Misaligned Aligned Aligned Effects of Leadership Behavior Alignment Trust Morale Stress Flexibility Communication Creativity Productivity Reaction Leadership Behavior 1 Leadership Behavior 2 Organizational Performance
  • 7.  Examples of Leadership Behaviors that may be identified during the study  1. Being a Role Model for Integrity & Ethics 2. Demonstrating Optimism & Positive Energy 3. Learning the Business 4. Establishing a Vision & Mission 5. Setting Strategy & Priorities 6. Hiring Great Talent 7. Creating a Culture of Customer Focus 8. Building High Performance Teams 9. Motivating & Inspiring Others 10. Delegating & Empowering 11. Listening 12. Communicating 13. Driving for Results 14. Managing & Evaluating Performance 15. Coaching & Developing Talent 16. Managing Complexity & Ambiguity 17. Managing Your Time 18. Evaluating Risk 19. Resolving Conflict 20. Driving Innovation 21. Influencing Others 22. Collaborating Across the Organization 23. Demonstrating Passion for Your Work 24. Being a Champion for Work/Life Balance 25. Keeping Things in Perspective (Humility & Gratitude) Introduction Problem Statement Background Purpose Statement Research Questions Research Design Population Summary
  • 8.  I noticed a common theme in the struggle for organizations to create success.  Noticed underperformance with what was considered good leadership behaviors and just the opposite in other areas.  Interactions among managers, departments, stores was often stressed, unfocused, and reactionary. Introduction Problem Statement Background Purpose Statement Research Questions Research Design Population Summary
  • 9.  What I believe I was observing was divergent interpretations of leadership behaviors in practice.  This misalignment of leadership behaviors was causing stress, mistrust, communication gaps, and a reduction in flexibility and creativity. Introduction Problem Statement Background Purpose Statement Research Questions Research Design Population Summary
  • 10.  The purpose of this grounded theory study is to inquire into the links and impacts between misaligned leadership behaviors and organizational performance. Introduction Problem Statement Background Purpose Statement Research Questions Research Design Population Summary
  • 11.  How do misaligned leadership behaviors affect organizational performance?  What aspects of a particular leadership behavior are most important to alignment?  How influential is a particular leadership behavior?  How and to what extent does a particular leadership behavior when aligned or misaligned affect organization performance?  How can managers identify misaligned leadership behaviors?  How can an organization affect the alignment of leadership behaviors? Introduction Problem Statement Background Purpose Statement Research Questions Research Design Population Summary
  • 12.  Grounded theory approach using the methodology of Glaser  “The discovery of what is there and emerges” (Glaser 2008)  Finding out “what is going on”  Emphasis on emergence, constant comparisons, theoretical sampling, and theoretical coding. Introduction Problem Statement Background Purpose Statement Research Questions Research Design Population Summary
  • 13.  10-15 companies  1-2 senior and mid level managers at each level  Stratified Sampling  One - One Interviews  Cross section of organizations  Member checking Introduction Problem Statement Background Purpose Statement Research Questions Research Design Population Summary
  • 14.  There is a problem with misaligned leadership behaviors within organizations that is impacting organizational performance.  Methodology – Grounded Theory – Glaser (Glaser 2008)  Purpose – to inquire into this problem with the hope of creating a theory to help organizations perform better. Introduction Problem Statement Background Purpose Statement Research Questions Research Design Population Summary