Character For Leadership: The Role Of Personal Cha

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Character for Leadership: The Role of Personal Characteristics in Effective Leadership Behaviors Submitted to Regent University School of Global Leadership & Entrepreneurship In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Organizational Leadership Reid A. Kisling April 2007 UMI Number: 3292253 3292253 2008 Copyright 2008 by Kisling, Reid A. UMI Microform Copyright All rights reserved. This microform edition is protected against unauthorized copying under Title 17, United States Code. ProQuest Information and Learning Company 300 North Zeeb Road P.O. Box 1346 Ann Arbor, MI 48106-1346 All rights reserved. by ProQuest Information and Learning Company. Character for Leadership ii Character for Leadership iii Abstract While character is popularly considered a significant determinant of behavior, current theories of leadership typically consider behavior alone in the evaluation of effective leadership. One model of transformational leadership, visionary leadership theory (VLT; Sashkin & Rosenbach, 1996; Sashkin & Sashkin, 2002), incorporates the personal characteristics of the leader in addition to specific leader behaviors in the consideration of effective leadership. Using the model of character constructed by Cloninger, Svrakic, and Pryzbeck (1993), this study evaluated differences of character levels on effective visionary leadership behaviors for a sample of students preparing for religious leadership. This study utilized The Leadership Profile (TLP; Sashkin, Rosenbach, & Sashkin, 1997) and the Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI; Cloninger, Przybeck, Svarkic, & Wetzel, 1994) instruments. Study participants were segmented by levels of prior ministry leadership experience and ministry leadership participation while in school as well as by levels of the character traits self-directedness,

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