EPISTEMOLOGICAL APPROACH OF LEADERSHIP

Epistemological Approach of Leadership

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to analyze theoretical aspects of transformational leadership, and to relate them to the different epistemological approaches, in order to support research in this area which will in turn, contribute to the understanding of this phenomenon. Three epistemological approaches are considered: Empiricist Analytic, Rationalist and Social-Historicist. Theoretical considerations in transformational leadership are also presented. This type of leadership recognizes the need or personal requirement of a potential follower in search of the fulfillment of needs. As a result, a relation of mutual stimulation and elevation is achieved. Such relationship may turn followers into leaders, leaders into moral agents. One of the main conclusions derived from this research is that transformational leadership theory may be considered as part of the rationalist, analytical, theoretical approach of empirical base, with validation references placed in inter-subjectivity.

Epistemological Approach of Leadership

Introduction

In Alexandria, Virginia, DCMA Headquarters, a 45-minute ceremony was chaired by Deputy Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics) Kenneth J Krieger. Krieger said the departure of Scott expressed regret, but praised the Ernst and quality, experience and leadership ability, the former Marine Corps pilot and veteran acquisitions appointments.

In a context of rapid change, together with the economic crisis, social policies and moral living companies today are forced to think and rethink leadership at Department of Defense, checking the validity application and usefulness of existing concepts in understanding about changes in the field of organizations and society in general. For 10 well raises a leadership crisis and the need for good leaders lead to make the changes required to achieve a better quality of life. The result is a relationship of mutual stimulation and elevation that converts follower's leaders and may convert leaders into moral agents as transformational leadership even more complex is more powerful. On that basis, we propose to answer the following question: what lies epistemic approach transformational leadership?

Objectives

General

The aim of this paper is to analyze the perspective of epistemological approaches of the theoretical aspects of transformational leadership at Department of Defense.

Specific

Describe the epistemological approaches of research.

Analyze the various theoretical aspects of transformational leadership

To relate the theoretical aspects of transformational leadership epistemological conceptions.

Epistemological Focus

Epistemology or theory of knowledge seeks the validity or credibility of scientific knowledge base of human actions. Also deals with the definition of knowledge of concepts, sources, criteria, types of knowledge possible and the degree to which each is true, so the exact relationship between horn which known and the known object. Over time and the advancement of science, one can distinguish different styles or epistemic approaches. These different kinds of thinking or reasoning distinguish people from each other, forming patterns that everyone operating privileges and enhances the formation of mental maps or representations of the world. and are product individual cognitive configurations. This author argues that there are three approaches epistemological:

Empirical and analytical approach, also known as positivist or pragmatic marking a style of thinking sensory-specific guidance to objective things, a numerical language, arithmetic, an inductive way references are ...