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Leadership in Higher Education in Saudi Arabia: Benefits, Constraints and Challenges of Adopting Servant Leadership Model by Department Chairs

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  • Faiza Adil Gonaim

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Effective leadership is crucial to the success of every academic institution. In Saudi higher education, the pressure has increased on department chairs to achieve the departmental goals required for the general reform of the country. Therefore, the type of leadership that the chairs adopt and express plays a significant role in the progress of the department. Servant leadership is a contemporary approach that has gained increasing acceptance in leadership and organisational literature. From this point of view, this study aims to identify the possible effects of embracing servant leadership by department chairs, and to determine the strengths and weaknesses that the style could bring to the department. A qualitative inquiry using semi-structured interview designed around a vignette was used to elicit the perspectives of 14 department chairs on adopting servant leadership. The finding indicates that servant leadership has positive impacts in the working environment which can be taken advantage of. However, some drawbacks were noted which could impact the department negatively if the style was not used properly. Some challenges for implementing the style also emerged.

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  • Faiza Adil Gonaim, 2019. "Leadership in Higher Education in Saudi Arabia: Benefits, Constraints and Challenges of Adopting Servant Leadership Model by Department Chairs," International Journal of Education and Practice, Conscientia Beam, vol. 7(2), pages 101-111.
  • Handle: RePEc:pkp:ijoeap:v:7:y:2019:i:2:p:101-111:id:587
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    1. Yousef Mubrik N. Almutairi, 2020. "Leadership Self-Efficacy and Organizational Commitment of Faculty Members: Higher Education," Administrative Sciences, MDPI, vol. 10(3), pages 1-11, September.

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