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Multiple Case Study of Distributed Leadership Effectiveness in Educational Major FoundingTeams of Sharif University of Technology

Samimi, Mehdi | 2012

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  1. Type of Document: M.Sc. Thesis
  2. Language: Farsi
  3. Document No: 45601 (44)
  4. University: Sharif University of Technology
  5. Department: Management and Economics
  6. Advisor(s): Alavi, Babak
  7. Abstract:
  8. Using Distributed leadership framework while studying the leadership phenomena in teams, especially in educational environment, has received more attention by scholars in these years. Although the results of these researches indicated positive consequences mostly, the need for exploratory studies to identify situational and contextual factors in distributed leadership effectiveness has been mentioned. In other words, it has been suggested that the effectiveness of distributed leadership in teams may be affected by situational and contextual factors. In the current multiple case study, after the initial study of leadership and its functions in some schools of Sharif University of Technology, new educational major founding teams were selected for deeper case study. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and were analyzed with grounded theory approach. The results of first phase indicated several evidences of distributed leadership practice in schools, especially in educational major founding teams. In the second phase comparison of cases’ results with each other based on building theory from case studies approach, revealed three categories of situational and contextual factors; including factors related to teams’ goals and objectives, members and environment. These factors affect distributed leadership effectiveness through facilitating the process and strengthening distributed leadership practice in teams. Finally, based on the findings and theoretical arguments, future research propositions have been suggested
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  10. Context ; Sharif University of Technology ; Organizational Leadership ; Distributed Leadership ; Leadership Effectiveness

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