Due 3/1 11PM (EST) APA Format 4-7 pages - Topic: How does the Virtual Workplace affect the Transformational Leadership Style?

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Week One: Literature Review

Jane Doe

The University of Arizona Global Campus

RES7410: Research Design & Methods Qualitative (QAC2107A)

Dr. John Doe

February 15, 2021

Week One: Literature Review

Many organizations have changed over the past decade to increase organizational effectiveness and maintain control. This change has placed high demands on those individuals that are in leadership positions. Therefore, there is now a demand of how to lead these newly transformed organization. The answer- hire transformational leaders. Transformational leadership is a leadership model based on inspiration and empowerment. This paper will present the initial research topic of transformational leadership style, in a literature review chart.

Over the next six weeks, I would like to highlight several studies, to include dissertations and peer reviewed literature to support my research methods. I chose this topic, Transformational Leadership Styles, because I consider myself a transformational leader. I think it is important for organizations to look for transformational leadership when they are building the leaders of their organizations. Transformational leaders inspire and motivate employees, and this type of leadership style can encourage junior employees to follow that same leadership path.

Over the next few weeks, I will be researching both quantitative and qualitative research methodologies that support my final research proposal. It is important that I find multiple research methods and designs. I would like to not just focus on surveys, but also, interviews and phone calls. Using different methods of data collection will give me more content for the final proposal.

Updated Topic: How does the Virtual Workplace affect the Transformational Leadership Style?

Authors (s)	Date	Fieldwork Approach	Description of Method	Findings
Armijo	2017	Qualitative	A multiple case study design was utilized for this research because it provided a greater understanding of the lived experience	Findings of this research contribute to the field of organizational leadership by providing an understanding a transformational leader in the military.
Bernerth, Cole, Taylor & Walker	2018	Quantitative & Qualitative	This study summarizes the current state of control variable usage in leadership research by qualitatively and quantitatively investigating the use of statistical control variables in 10 highly regarded management and applied psychology journals.	The research results indicate that control variable usage in existing leadership studies is rarely grounded in theory but instead frequently relies on outdated misconceptions.
Gobaw	2017	Quantitative & Qualitative	A case study design was chosen for the study. The surveys were do not at the Addis Ababa University(AAU) -out of 33 public universities six women leaders out of 9 women leaders in the universities.	Interview and documentary sources indicate the share of women in AAU's faculty was 11.11% during the 2008/2009 academic year. It was found out that women held 20, 5, and 10% of leadership roles.
McCoy	2020	Quantitative	The study used surveys of 321 participants, collected from two organizations in different industries.	Results from this study suggests that job enjoyment may not be as influential on ethical decision-making as organizations may suppose.
Vashdi, Levitats & Grimland	2019	Quantitative	Questionnaires were used to assess leadership behaviors. Organizational learning processes were completed by 520 employees from 30 units within 9 different organizations.	Each process of organizational leadership was found to be related to different leadership behaviors.
Wren	2018	Quantitative	Phone interviews were completed for at least 10 individuals.	Requires more research for the need to develop various leadership styles when working in public organizations.

References

Armijo, F. A. (2017). Effects of transformational leadership in the attrition of U.S. service members (Order No. 10639323). Available from ProQuest Central; ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global. (1970444350). Retrieved from https://search-proquest-com.proxy-library.ashford.edu/dissertations-theses/effects-transformational-leadership-attrition-u-s/docview/1970444350/se-2?accountid=32521

Bernerth, J. B., Cole, M. S., Taylor, E. C., & Walker, H. J. (2018). Control variables in leadership research: A qualitative and quantitative review. Journal of Management, 44(1), 131-160.

Gobaw, M. K. (2017). Women’s Role and Their Styles of Leadership. International Journal of Educational Administration and Policy Studies, 9(3), 28–34.

McCoy, W. L. (2020). Predictors of Willingness Towards Unethical Behavior in Followers of Charismatic / Transformational Leaders: A Quantitative Path Analysis Study (Order No. 28150596). Available from ProQuest Central. (2454672665). https://search-proquest-com.proxy-library.ashford.edu/dissertations-theses/predictors-willingness-towards-unethical-behavior/docview/2454672665/se-2?accountid=32521

Vashdi, D. R., Levitats, Z. S., & Grimland, S. (2019). Which transformational leadership behaviors relate to organizational learning processes? The Learning Organization, 26(2), 176-189. doi: http://dx.doi.org.proxy-library.ashford.edu/10.1108/TLO-04-2018-0065

Wren, C. (2018). Employee Perceptions of Leadership Styles that Influence Workplace Performance (Order No. 10745162). Available from Entrepreneurship Database. (2013763038). https://search-proquest-com.proxy-library.ashford.edu/dissertations-theses/employee-perceptions-leadership-styles-that/docview/2013763038/se-2?accountid=32521