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Leader and Follower Development in a Diverse Community: The Role of Authenticity and Transparency

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Biblical Organizational Spirituality, Volume 2

Part of the book series: Christian Faith Perspectives in Leadership and Business ((CFPLB))

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In this study, we examined the three principles developed by Puppo (The Shalom-making leader and organizational justice: An analysis of Luke 13. In Henson, J. (editor) Biblical organizational spirituality: New testament foundations for leaders and organizations (pp. 9–28). Palgrave Macmillan, 2022) and Caulton’s (Crossing boundaries in multicultural relationships: An analysis of acts 8:26-40. In Henson, J. (editor). Biblical organizational spirituality: New testament foundations for leaders and organizations (pp. 137–158). Palgrave Macmillan, 2022) studies using the contemporary organizational leadership literature, followed by a bounded case study where the six principles were examined using the following three research questions:

  • How is each principle evident in the participant’s organization?

  • What is the benefit/outcome of each principle?

  • Why is the benefit/outcome of each principle useful for the employees’ well-being and the overall health of the organization?

Four participants who were either managers who practiced some or all of the three principles or employees who reported to managers who practiced some or all of the six principles. Both managers and employees could speak about the culture and climate of an organization that practiced some or all of the six principles. Each participant was asked nine questions (three principles times three research questions each). The interviews lasted an average of 20 minutes.

Analysis of the 36 responses (four participants times three principles times three research questions each) yielded a total of 70 codes that were grouped into 14 themes. Six scale-development items emerged from the analysis of the responses to research question 1.

The study’s findings are useful for scholarly researchers to understand the New Testament-based organizational spirituality concept. The next research next step will be the development of an operationalized definition and scale development to measure the New Testament-based organizational spirituality concept. The findings should help practitioners and consultants understand what the selected principles contribute to the organizational culture and perceived organizational climate.

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Hulse, C.E., Winston, B.E. (2023). Leader and Follower Development in a Diverse Community: The Role of Authenticity and Transparency. In: Winston, B.E. (eds) Biblical Organizational Spirituality, Volume 2. Christian Faith Perspectives in Leadership and Business. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-36367-2_2

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