IMPACT OF THINKING PREFERENCES ON THE LEADERSHIP STYLES OF SCHOOL PRINCIPALS

Muhammad Ayub Buzdar () and Tahseen Fatima ()
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Muhammad Ayub Buzdar: Department of Education, Government College University Faisalabad, Pakistan
Tahseen Fatima: Department of Education, Government College University Faisalabad, Pakistan

Management Research and Practice, 2018, vol. 10, issue 3, 80-89

Abstract: Many social and psychological factors may contribute in building leadership qualities among the individuals. The current study examines the role of school principals’ thinking preferences in predicting their leadership styles. 20-items rationalexperiential inventory (REI-20) and 18-items questionnaire for leadership styles (QLS) were adapted to collect data from a Pakistani sample. 450 secondary school principals participated in the study. The school leaders unfolded their thinking preferences in making routine decision. They also opined on QLS that contained indicators of three major leadership styles i.e. laissez-faire, authoritative and democratic. The findings of the study reveal that the prevalence of rational thinking skills as well as democratic leadership style is prominent among the participants. The research confirms the contributory role of the school principals’ thinking preferences in predicting their democratic leadership.

Keywords: : : cognitive processes; management; rationality; school principals. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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