Roots and Pathways to Secure and Transformational Leadership

Owens, Mary-Ann

Roots and Pathways to Secure and Transformational Leadership

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dc.contributor.advisor	Dugan, Sloane
dc.contributor.author	Owens, Mary-Ann
dc.date.accessioned	2013-07-16T18:51:19Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-17T07:00:26Z
dc.date.issued	2013-07-16
dc.date.submitted	2013	en
dc.description.abstract	This hermeneutic phenomenological and narrative research study obtained information about the participants’ early family environment indicating secure or insecure beginnings and tracked developmental pathways toward secure and transformational leadership behaviour. The 12 participants shared their views on diverse leadership topics and their life history in two interviews. The participants aged 50-67 fulfilled the selection criteria of having secure-attachment and transformational leadership styles, based on their completion of the Adult Attachment Scale and the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire. The findings indicated that the support of others is important to the development of secure leadership behaviour. However, demonstrated belief in these individuals and support for their autonomous behaviour enhanced the development of participants’ ego-strength to carry out leadership requirements. Components of self-determination theory, such as responsiveness, belief in others, and support for autonomous behaviour, were shown to affect individuals’ ability to be transformational leaders. These three types of behaviour, when internalized, are interconnected and reinforce each other resulting in positive spirals of development. The findings of the study include pathways to self-confidence, autonomy, and gaining support from others, as well as developmental pathways to overcome anxious and avoidant-insecure attachment. Becoming secure and therefore positive is critical and a pervasive need for leaders and the organizations they work in. Being constructive and focusing on the positive in others supports the potential in others and enhances productivity. Having a secure-attachment style correlates with individuals’ ability to be self-determining and seek the support of others. Additionally, pathways to four components of transformational leadership: internally-directed, other-focused, externally-open, and purpose-centered behaviour, are included in the findings. Recommendations for the creation of an assessment tool for use in professional settings, as well as important implications for enhancing the security and number of transformational leaders, are key outcomes of this study.	en_US
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dc.identifier.citation	Owens, M. (2013). Roots and Pathways to Secure and Transformational Leadership (Doctoral thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27694	en_US
dc.identifier.doi	http://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/27694
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11023/836
dc.language.iso	eng
dc.publisher.faculty	Graduate Studies
dc.publisher.institution	University of Calgary	en
dc.publisher.place	Calgary	en
dc.rights	University of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subject	Business Administration--Management
dc.subject.classification	Attachment Theory	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Self Determination Theory	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Leadership Development	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Transformational Leadership	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Positive Leadership	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Ego-resilience	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Postive Self-schema	en_US
dc.title	Roots and Pathways to Secure and Transformational Leadership
dc.type	doctoral thesis
thesis.degree.discipline	Interdisciplinary Graduate Program
thesis.degree.grantor	University of Calgary
thesis.degree.name	Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
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