Thematic analyses of employee perceptions of leadership: Further support for the construct of effective leadership within local councils of Australia

Michael K Muchiri; Ray W Cooksey

Thematic analyses of employee perceptions of leadership: Further support for the construct of effective leadership within local councils of Australia

Michael K Muchiri
, Ray W Cooksey

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Open-ended research questions were developed within a general conceptual framework examining employees' perceptions of effective leadership and the impact of leadership on organisational outcomes within Australian local councils. Thematic matrix displays were used to analyse data from a sample of 102 local council employees. From the analyses, employees described effective leaders as those who practised fairness, equality and honesty, offered contingent reward, invested in their employees, and practised consultation and consideration. Effective leaders also encouraged communication at the workplace, were charismatic, motivated and inspired their employees to accomplish task-related goals, and developed their staff. Theoretical and managerial implications following on from this study are discussed.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 23rd ANZAM Conference: Sustainable Management and Marketing
Editors	Nicholas Beaumont
Place of Publication	Canning Bridge, Australia
Publisher	Promaco Conventions Pty Ltd
Pages	1-28
ISBN (Print)	1863081577
Publication status	Published - 31 Dec 2009
Event	ANZAM 2009: 23rd Annual Conference of the Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management - Melbourne, Australia Duration: 1 Dec 2009 → 4 Dec 2009

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Conference	ANZAM 2009: 23rd Annual Conference of the Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management
City	Melbourne, Australia
Period	1/12/09 → 4/12/09

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Organisational Behaviour

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Muchiri, Michael K ; Cooksey, Ray W. / Thematic analyses of employee perceptions of leadership : Further support for the construct of effective leadership within local councils of Australia. Proceedings of the 23rd ANZAM Conference: Sustainable Management and Marketing. editor / Nicholas Beaumont. Canning Bridge, Australia : Promaco Conventions Pty Ltd, 2009. pp. 1-28

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Muchiri, MK & Cooksey, RW 2009, Thematic analyses of employee perceptions of leadership: Further support for the construct of effective leadership within local councils of Australia. in N Beaumont (ed.), Proceedings of the 23rd ANZAM Conference: Sustainable Management and Marketing. Promaco Conventions Pty Ltd, Canning Bridge, Australia, pp. 1-28, ANZAM 2009: 23rd Annual Conference of the Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management, Melbourne, Australia, 1/12/09. <https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/5210>

Thematic analyses of employee perceptions of leadership: Further support for the construct of effective leadership within local councils of Australia. / Muchiri, Michael K; Cooksey, Ray W.
Proceedings of the 23rd ANZAM Conference: Sustainable Management and Marketing. ed. / Nicholas Beaumont. Canning Bridge, Australia: Promaco Conventions Pty Ltd, 2009. p. 1-28.

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