GUIDELINE FOR DEVELOPING THE SERVANT LEADERSHIP OF DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR IN PUBLIC UNDERGRADUATE UNIVERSITIES IN GUANGXI
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The objectives of this research were: 1) to study the current situation of the servant leadership of department director in public universities in Guangxi, 2) to provide the guidelines for developing the servant leadership of department director in public undergraduate universities in Guangxi, 3) to evaluate the adaptability and feasibility of guideline for developing the servant leadership of department director in public undergraduate universities in Guangxi. The sample group of this research was 250 department director. The Interview group was 11 high-level administrators. Research instruments included: 1) questionnaire, 2) structured interview and, 3) evaluation form. Data analysis by using percentage, mean, standard deviation and content analysis.
The results were: 1) the current situation of the servant leadership of department director in public undergraduate universities in Guangxi was at high level, 2) the guidelines for developing the servant leadership of department director in four aspects, which contain 51 measures. There are 11 measures for supporting characteristic orientation, 13 measures for enhancing relationship orientation, 13 measures for promoting mission orientation and, 14 measures for Supporting process orientation. 3) adaptability and feasibility of guidelines for developing the servant leadership of department director in four aspects were at highest level.
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