Effective leadership behavior in Lebanese organizations : a perspective on motivational aspects

Abstract

The following paper was written to reflect a research done in the Lebanese Top Industry Workplace. The Aim was to determine the Effective Leadership Behavior in the Contemporary Lebanese Organizations by studying the Leaders' style, the Employees' desirability for motivational factors, and the interplay between the Leader's Behavior and Follower's response. The following three research questions were addressed: (1) Is the Manager's Transformational Leadership Style related to Demographic or Psychographic Variables. (2) Is the Follower's Behavioral Desirability for Competency, Selflessness, Integrity and Spiritual Appreciation linked to Demographic or Psychographic Variables. (3) Is the Behavioral Desirability dependent upon Managerial Transformational Leadership Style. To answer these questions two surveys were used: MLQ-Form 6S and BDS, both applied in three organizations: Alfa, BLOM and Ericsson on the Managers and Employees respectively. The Survey was applied through an online website at Alfa and Ericsson. At BLOM, the HR department took the care of circulating it. The results were analyzed in SPSS17.0 using Main Effects and Interactions Methods and Linear Regression. The outcomes were that: (1) Transformational Leadership Style is related to Psychographic Variables. (2) Behavioral Desirability is influenced by Demographic and Psychographic Variables. (3) Managerial Transformational Leadership Style affects Employees' Behavioral Desirability. The results found supported the emitted hypotheses. The hypotheses were emitted through the Review of Earlier Research Works and observations in one's daily life. Thus, the outcomes of this research were a reflection of Research Literature.