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" African American females leveraging adaptive leadership skills in information technology: A qualitative study "
Trina Lynn Ross
Czarny, Frank
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Latin Dissertation
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English
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803924
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TL48733
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1787572198; 10102376
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Alexeichik, Laura D.
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African American females leveraging adaptive leadership skills in information technology: A qualitative study\ Trina Lynn RossCzarny, Frank
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University of Phoenix
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2014
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DM/IST
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Management
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2014
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200
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Committee members: Berry, Catherine; Brown, Linda
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Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-1-339-66165-0
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The purpose of the qualitative phenomenological research study was to explore the nontraditional leadership strategies leveraged by African American female leaders to solve complex issues within the information technology (IT) industry. Information Technology has historically been a white-male dominated field. In 2013 only 33.9% of women hold computing occupations, while only 2% of those reported are African American females. The framework underpinning the study includes two theoretical approaches (a) the complex adaptive system (CAS), and (b) inner strengths and characteristics that traverse into leadership practice. Participants for this study were African American female leaders who have served in a leadership capacity for at least six months within the IT industry, over the age of eighteen, and IT supervisors or leaders responsible for a departmental budget. The data was collected via face-to-face and telephone interviews. Data was analyzed using NVivo 10<sup>©</sup> software which provided the appropriate construct for in-depth qualitative analysis. The four revealed themes were non-traditional leadership paradoxical to the status quo, nurturing leadership practices, leadership conformity, and motivation. Future research studies may extend the scope to include different industries and other minority groups. Moreover, future research opportunities should consider the examination of African American female leaders who practice, non-Christian (i.e. Muslim, Buddhist, Agnostic) strategies that are adaptive and deemed unorthodox to traditional leadership pedagogy.
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African American Studies; Black studies; Womens studies; Information Technology; Organizational behavior
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Social sciences;Applied sciences;Adaptive leadership;African-American;Information technology;Leadership theory;Minority leaders;New leadership theory;Nontraditional leadership competencies;Women
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Czarny, Frank
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ManagementUniversity of Phoenix
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