Abstract:
Employees who possess effective leadership skills are likely to motivate others around them and be more successful during their careers. Because of this, employers desire to hire college graduates who possess these skills, especially within careers associated with agriculture. This study sought to measure the transformational leadership behaviors of golf course superintendents, the outcomes of those behaviors, and determine if relationships exist
between transformational leadership behaviors and leadership outcomes. Quantitative data was collected using Kouzes and Posner's Leadership Practices Inventory© questionnaire (LPI) and perceived outcome questions stemming from Bass and Avolio's Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire© (MLQ). Data analysis revealed that Model the Way was the transformational leadership behavior most widely used, followed closely by Enable Others to Act. The
outcome of Effectiveness was highest, with the strongest practice/outcome correlation betweenModel the Way and Satisfaction. It was recommended that leadership education be included in undergraduate turfgrass curriculum, specifically to help prepare turf professionals for successful careers and that the turf industry implement professional development opportunities to increase golf course superintendent transformational leadership behaviors and employee outcomes.
Keywords:
leadership skills, leadership questionnaire, leadership education, leadership behaviors
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