Northouse (2022) stated, “Servant leaders place the good of followers over their own self-interests, emphasize follower development, and demonstrate strong moral behavior” (p. 254). Based upon the information explored about servant leadership, address the following questions:
- Explain three characteristics of servant leadership and why the identified characteristics are important.
- Explain how a leader can both serve and influence.
- Analyze the impact of culture on servant leadership. Explain how different cultural characteristics, as referenced by Hofstede, may influence the adoption/success of a servant leadership approach.
Embed course material concepts, principles, and theories (including supporting citations) along with at least two current, scholarly, peer-reviewed journal articles.
Ref:
Giolito, V. J., Liden, R. C., van Dierendonck, D., Cheung, G. W. (2021). Servant leadership influencing store-level profit: The mediating effect of employee flourishing. Journal of Business Ethics, 172(3), 503-524.
Sun, M., Chen, Z., & Yang, Q. (2021). Servant leadership and civil servants’ service attitude: The role of basic needs satisfaction. Social Behavior and Personality, 49(9), 1-9.
