Servant Leadership and Followership: Examining the Impact on Workplace Behavior (Palgrave Studies in Leadership and Followership)

Providing a deeper understanding of leadership, followership theory, and the follower as servant leader, this book provides employee and follower perspectives of servant leadership in the workplace. The collection brings together both empirical and conceptual research from around the globe to illustrate how the leader is seen through the lens of the follower. Topics discussed include organizational performance, empowerment, competency models, diversity in the workplace, and social roles and stereotypes. With contributions from a range of skilled authors, __Servant Leadership and Followership__ not only provides an overview of servant leadership, but also offers insightful ways for organizations to adapt and progress in line with the shifting moral demands of today’s workplace. Providing A Deeper Understanding Of Leadership, Followership Theory, And The Follower As Servant Leader, This Book Provides Employee And Follower Perspectives Of Servant Leadership In The Workplace. The Collection Brings Together Both Empirical And Conceptual Research From Around The Globe To Illustrate How The Leader Is Seen Through The Lens Of The Follower. Topics Discussed Include Organizational Performance, Empowerment, Competency Models, Diversity In The Workplace, And Social Roles And Stereotypes. With Contributions From A Range Of Skilled Authors, Servant Leadership And Followership Not Only Provides An Overview Of Servant Leadership, But Also Offers Insightful Ways For Organizations To Adapt And Progress In Line With The Shifting Moral Demands Of Today's Workplace.-- Servant Leadership And Volunteerism / Edward J. Breslin -- Servant Leadership And Gender / Alyse Scicluna Lehrke And Kristin Sowden -- Creating A Positive Organization Through Servant Leadership / J. Lee Whittington -- Leadership And Diversity Management / Jacqueline H. Stephenson -- Leadership And Workplace Bullying: Friend Or Foe? / Richard M. Bame -- The Place Of A University To A Community: Academic Institutions Where Everyone Of The Follower Leads / Peter Amah -- Employee Perspectives: The Lack Of Servant Leadership In Organizations / Julie D. Conzelmann -- Moving From Power To Empowerment In Decision-making / Julie Overbey And Pamela Gordon -- Review Of Followership Theory And Servant Leadership Theory: Understanding How Servant Leadership Informs Followership / Nicole Davis -- Servant Leadership: A New Paradigm / David Duren -- Leading By Serving: Redefining The Roles Of Leaders And Followers In Today's Workplace / Tiffany Brutus And Adam Vanhove -- What Is It Like To Work For A Servant Leader? / Gerald W. Sikorski. Crystal J. Davis, Editor. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. 'In this work, Crystal Davis pulls together some of the keenest minds in the field of Servant Leadership. While many have a vague idea of what it looks like to be in service in the workplace and beyond, this book puts meat on the bones with focus, scholarship and heart. Davis' contribution to the body of knowledge is unique and necessary, and this is a required addition to the library of all who consider themselves leaders in any aspect of life.' --David Goldberg, Publisher and Editor, Science of Mind Magazine '[This book] is a cutting-edge collection of essays and research papers. The contributing authors delve deeply into the nature of what it means to be a servant leader or servant follower within contemporary organizations.' --Larry C. Spears, Servant Leadership Scholar, Gonzaga University, Spokane, USA Providing a deeper understanding of leadership, followership theory, and the follower as servant leader, this book provides employee and follower perspectives of servant leadership in the workplace. The collection brings together both empirical and conceptual research from around the globe to illustrate how the leader is seen through the lens of the follower. Topics discussed include organizational performance, empowerment, competency models, diversity in the workplace, and social roles and stereotypes. With contributions from a range of skilled authors, Servant Leadership and Followership not only provides an overview of servant leadership, but also offers insightful ways for organizations to adapt and progress in line with the shifting moral demands of today's workplace. Front Matter....Pages i-xxxi Servant Leadership and Volunteerism....Pages 1-23 Servant Leadership and Gender....Pages 25-50 Creating a Positive Organization Through Servant Leadership....Pages 51-79 Leadership and Diversity Management....Pages 81-107 Leadership and Workplace Bullying: Friend or Foe?....Pages 109-132 The Place of a University to a Community: Academic Institutions Where Everyone of the Follower Leads....Pages 133-154 Employee Perspectives: The Lack of Servant Leadership in Organizations....Pages 155-175 Moving from Power to Empowerment in Decision-Making....Pages 177-205 Review of Followership Theory and Servant Leadership Theory: Understanding How Servant Leadership Informs Followership....Pages 207-223 Servant Leadership: A New Paradigm....Pages 225-260 Leading by Serving: Redefining the Roles of Leaders and Followers in Today’s Workplace....Pages 261-288 What Is It Like to Work for a Servant Leader?....Pages 289-312 Back Matter....Pages 313-328