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Developing and Testing an Integrative Framework of Public Sector Leadership

Evidence from the Public Education Arena

Bibliographic Data

ID6294561
AuthorsFernandez (0000-0001-5606-7691), Sergio Fernandez (0009-0006-2385-6743, Indiana University, corresponding author)
Year2004
Volume15
Issue2
Pages197-217
Publication date2004-12-16
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Public Administration Research and Theory (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1053-1858 • E-ISSN: 1477-9803
PublisherOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1093/jopart/mui014
OpenAlexW2039734314
LanguageEN
Citations received70
References cited13

In an effort to bring some order to the leadership literature and integrate existing knowledge on the topic of leadership, some scholars have begun to develop integrative frameworks of leadership. Integrative frameworks incorporate leadership skills, traits, behaviors, and styles and situational variables in a single theoretical model to explain a leader's influence on performance. This study advances that line of research by developing an integrative framework of public sector leadership and testing the framework using different quantitative techniques and a large-N data set from the public education arena. Six of nine hypotheses derived from the leadership literature are supported empirically. Moreover, the framework explains over half of the variance in organizational performance, with the leadership variables accounting for over two-thirds of the explained variance. Overall, the results suggest that integrative frameworks are a promising approach for the study of leadership

Business · Leadership · Leadership development · Leadership studies · Leadership style · Leadership Theory · Political science · Public relations · Public sector · Servant leadership · Set (abstract data type · Shared leadership · Situational ethics · Situational leadership theory · Sociology · Transactional leadership · Transformational leadership · Variance (accounting · Accounting and Organizational Management · Computer Science · Organizational Leadership and Management Strategies · Psychology · Public Policy and Administration Research · Accounting · Social Psychology

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Citations per year3,5
Citation span2006 - 2026 (21)
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