An Analysis of Servant Leadership and Systemic Thinking
Presentation Type
Poster
Faculty Advisor
Jennifer Bragger
Access Type
Event
Start Date
26-4-2023 1:44 PM
End Date
26-4-2023 2:45 PM
Description
The purpose of the current study is to analyze whether there is a relationship between servant leadership and systemic thinking. This study utilizes three subscales from the Servant Leadership Survey by Van Dierendonck (2010; Empowerment, Accountability, and Stewardship) and Systemic thinking from the Leadership, Attitudes, and Beliefs Scale by Wielkiewicz, 2000. One distinguishing characteristic of servant leaders is their desire to prioritize their followers' interests over their own. Systemic thinking reflects the ability to relate a variety of concepts and ideas to organizational success (Wielkiewicz, 2000). The objective is to examine if people that align with systemic leadership also have increased strengths in Empowerment, Accountability, and Stewardship. The study will use data collected by Montclair State University’s Cognition and Leadership Development Lab, specifically, from students that participated for class credit during the Fall 2022 semester. Participants were freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors. We predict that there is a relationship between servant leadership and systemic thinking as well as an individual relationship between systemic thinking and empowerment, systemic thinking and accountability, and systemic thinking and stewardship. This study shows that leaders who invest in people individually also tend to utilize empowerment, stewardship, and personal accountability.
An Analysis of Servant Leadership and Systemic Thinking
The purpose of the current study is to analyze whether there is a relationship between servant leadership and systemic thinking. This study utilizes three subscales from the Servant Leadership Survey by Van Dierendonck (2010; Empowerment, Accountability, and Stewardship) and Systemic thinking from the Leadership, Attitudes, and Beliefs Scale by Wielkiewicz, 2000. One distinguishing characteristic of servant leaders is their desire to prioritize their followers' interests over their own. Systemic thinking reflects the ability to relate a variety of concepts and ideas to organizational success (Wielkiewicz, 2000). The objective is to examine if people that align with systemic leadership also have increased strengths in Empowerment, Accountability, and Stewardship. The study will use data collected by Montclair State University’s Cognition and Leadership Development Lab, specifically, from students that participated for class credit during the Fall 2022 semester. Participants were freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors. We predict that there is a relationship between servant leadership and systemic thinking as well as an individual relationship between systemic thinking and empowerment, systemic thinking and accountability, and systemic thinking and stewardship. This study shows that leaders who invest in people individually also tend to utilize empowerment, stewardship, and personal accountability.