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- ItemOpen AccessExamining the Relationship Between Leaders' Self-efficacy and Their Conceptualizations of Effective Senior Leadership in the Calgary Police Service(2019-09-06) Pozzobon, Tammy Ann; Scott, Shelleyann; Scott, Donald E.; Brandon, Jim; Workman-Stark, Angela L.; Martin, Brittany Harker; Jacques, FredGiven the growing complexities of 21st-century policing, police leaders must exercise leadership that results in public safety and trust. This mixed methods study, following an explanatory sequential design, investigated the self-efficacy beliefs and the factors that have influenced the leader effectiveness of sworn and civilian senior police leaders in the Calgary Police Service (CPS). The conceptual framework for the study included leadership theory, social cognitive theory, mentorship, organizational culture, learning organizations, and organizational change. Of the 55 potential participants, 36 completed Phase 1, in which quantitative data were collected using a demographic survey, a leadership self-efficacy instrument, and a transformational leadership instrument. In Phase 2, 34 participants completed qualitative semistructured interviews. The data produced six overarching themes in relation to highly effective leadership: (1) learning to lead, (2) exemplary interpersonal skills, (3) values-centric leadership, (4) leader competency, (5) leader self-awareness, and (6) creating a positive work environment. They further identified several potential barriers to effective leadership: (a) strong personal relationships, (b) promotional and transfer processes in the CPS, (c) organizational structure, and (d) organizational culture. Based on the results, the Model for Enhanced Senior Leadership in Police Organizations was developed. It identifies the critical components required to create leader alignment, reduce the trust gap between senior leadership and operations, and increase senior leader effectiveness in police organizations.
- ItemOpen AccessHas telework been framed?: the influence of framing effects on the telework adoption decision in organizations(2012) Martin, Brittany Harker; Verbeke, AlainWith the increasing regularity of pandemics, global terrorism, and natural disasters, organizations seek strategic solutions that enable business continuity. Telework is one such solution; yet it is all but ignored by organizational decision makers as a viable, strategic option. This doctoral dissertation is composed of four essays that explore potential barriers to organizational telework adoption. The first essay is a quantitative study that reviews and meta-analyzes correlations from empirical studies to find that there is a positive relationship between telework and organizational outcomes. The second essay reviews publicly available reports to confirm the low level of telework adoption at the organizational level, followed by a review of the academic literature to classify the frames of reference captured and perpetuated by research which may be acting as a barrier. The third essay draws upon behavioural economics to empirically test framing effects on the managerial adoption decision. A new, potential barrier is identified as are specific changes to the decision frame that shift adoption preferences. The fourth essay replicates and extends the lab study of essay three, this time in the field with a sample of organizational decision makers. Findings are in line with the original study while extending knowledge through the identification and testing of a new frame of reference that shifts preferences in favour of adoption.
- ItemOpen AccessWomen’s Perception of Mentorship in a Saudi Arabian Post Secondary Context(2020-02-10) Taylor, Terumi Anne; Gereluk, Dianne; Burns, Amy; Kawalilak, Colleen; Martin, Brittany HarkerMentorship is an important development process that is assumed to have individual and institutional benefits. Few postsecondary institutions offer formalized faculty mentorship programs despite the perceived benefits for women and minorities, and effective institutional leadership. My research was constructed on a conceptual framework drawing from feminist principles toward an ethic of care positioned through feminist Islamic scholars, sustainable leadership, and a personal lens. Through my unique research setting at a private, non-profit women’s university in Saudi Arabia, I posed the following research questions: What are women faculty members’ perceptions of mentorship in the post secondary Saudi Arabian context? How do women’s perceptions of mentorship affect their engagement with informal and formal mentorship opportunities? The findings indicated that women faculty members’ perceptions of mentorship in the post secondary context were based on superficial and constrained ideals of mentorship. Through analysis of the findings, I was compelled to incorporate a post structuralist feminist viewpoint. Through the analysis and synthesis, I developed a nuanced recognition of the power flows invisible to each participant, but an integral aspect of their reality and survival. Their perception of mentorship affected their engagement with mentorship opportunities through a proposed concept of survival mentorship. Survival mentorship was postulated as a means to provide and gain guidance to survive the daily struggles as an academic without challenging the status quo institutional power structures.