Abstract:
Leadership styles have been found to profoundly impact the way in which an organization is operated. If a leadership style is value based, there appears to be a greater capacity for the growth and development necessary to contribute to the well-being of an organization. A healthy or well organization is described as a workplace which highly values the unique talents of the workers as well as having a genuine concern for their welfare in and out of the workplace. Servant-leadership, the particular style of leadership this research is based upon, focuses on the personal growth of individuals within organizations and how taking care of people within organizations may eventually generalize to a more caring society. Although the servant-leadership philosophy has never claimed to create healthy organizations, this study hopes to find that servant-leadership may foster a healthy organization. Through case study research and in-depth structured interviews with six individuals differing in levels of responsibility within Schneider Engineering, it will be determined if a relationship between servant-leadership and healthy organizations exist.