A methodological framework to study the expression of a leadership style in organizational culture: on example of spiritual leadership

Abstract

The scope and place of modern-day changes pose new challenges for the management of people as organizational resources, requiring particular focus on effective leadership. A structural theoretical approach shows that leaders have a strong influence on the organization’s members’ perception and behavior through values, views, and assumptions of the leader is the one of the organization’s culture features influencing variables. Knowing the features of an organization’s culture, shaping business considerations, employees can reveal patterns of behavior. Thus the article suggests a methodological framework, how to identify leadership style influences organizational culture features. The methodological framework for the study of the expression of a leadership style in organizational culture is illustrated through an example of spiritual leadership based on empirical research, made in Lithuania during 2009-2014 years. The topic starts with the theoretical background and analysis of the problem, then the methodology framework for empirical reseach of the expression of a leadership style in organizational culture is presented and the evidence of research methodology is illustrated on the expression of a spiritual leadership style in organizational culture. Mentioned objects are described in details in previous researches done by authors in 2010-2014. At the end of the article discussion and conclusions are formulated.