Business Leadership Styles and Workplace Assessment by Example of MENA
Caroline Akhras
Caroline Akhras, Associate Professor, Department of Management and Marketing, Faculty of Business Administration and Economics, Notre Dame University, Lebanon.
Manuscript received on 08 May 2019 | Revised Manuscript received on 19 May 2019 | Manuscript Published on 23 May 2019 | PP: 1050-1056 | Volume-7 Issue-6S5 April 2019 | Retrieval Number: F11800476S519/2019©BEIESP
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Abstract: Objective: The purpose of this qualitative research paper is to evaluate business leadership styles and workplace assessment in the Middle East and North Africa. Methodology: The survey was administered to 159 participants employed in local industry. Three research questions were posed: (1) in your work context, with respect to your company’s cultures of assessment, which constructive steps have business leaders taken in workplace assessment? (2) In your work context, with respect to your company’s cultures of assessment, is workplace assessment more efficient when led by directional leaders rather than participative leaders? (3) In your work context, with respect to your company’s cultures of assessment, is workplace assessment more effective when led by directional leaders rather than participative leaders? ? Results: Based on the qualitative data drawn and assessed, the descriptive findings may seem confounding. Given that the main objective of this study is to evaluate local business leaders and their impact on workplace assessment, the results show that 69 % of MENA business leaders took constructive steps to initiate workplace assessment. Moreover, the results show that participative rather than directional MENA leaders were more efficient and effective in business-related workplace assessment. Implications: Additional research is strongly recommended to better understand how business leaders practically use workplace assessment to manage change and successfully lead their businesses. The result of the study and its main limitations imposed by time and space indicate that more comprehensive research is required in this area in order to better understand the impact of indigenous assessment in the Middle East and North Africa, focal emerging countries.
Keywords: Business Leadership Styles, Workplace Assessment, Change, Business Management.
Scope of the Article: Social Sciences