Learning Activity 4.3
I would rate the article a three in every category (Plano Clark & Creswell, 2015, p. 143) Sendjaya & Sarros have an array of both younger and older sources. Keeping in mind that the article was written in 2002, most of the relevant sources are from the early 2000’s and late 90’s. Being that the article references Jesus and the Bible it can’t go without saying that there are a few older sources included as well! Overall, the authors wanted to give researchers one place where they could get caught up in the field of leadership. Which is also why they have older sources from the 1940’s. Ironically, the article has many sources but takes note of how little there are on the subject of servant leadership, “One reason for the scarcity of research on servant leadership is that the very notion of ‘servant as leader’ is an oxymoron” (Sendjaya & Sarros, 2002, p.57). This proves that they are well versed in what research has been done in the area of leadership. In regards to the source list itself, all references are documented properly and are thoughtfully synthesized with the help of appropriate subheadings.
It is clear throughout the article that the sources are supported by the literature and are being used as a solid conceptual framework. Case in point, under the subheading ‘Greenleaf’s Model of Servant Leadership’ there is an explanation of Greenleaf’s model as it pertains to the origin of servant leadership. The section is supported by references and direct quotes from the Greenleaf source. This section also provides good evidence of qualitative research within the article as it compares and contrasts present and past trees and thoughts. Concerning quantitate research, the article doesn’t really contain a lot of studies as evidence. By extension, the article doesn’t contain any illustrations (graphs, charts, surveys, etc.).
Everything about the sources included in this article seems good in all categories. The article wasn’t discussing their own findings or results and so there really isn’t much of a hypothesis or analysis to comment on. They did, however, include a lot of data from different sources to give insight on the basics of servant leadership. I believe the way they integrated sources and presented them was in a comprehensive and easy to follow manner. Overall, there was sufficient information that showed a quality quantitative process.
Sources
Plano Clark, V. L., & Creswell, J. W. (2015). Understanding Research (2nd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.
Sendjaya, S., & Sarros, J. C. (2002). Servant leadership: Its origin, development, and application in organizations. Journal of Leadership and Organization Studies, 9(2), 57-64.
January 27, 2018 @ 5:12 pm
Hi Jamie
Thank you for your comments. The article by Sendjaya and Sarros (2002) is a literature review that is intended to examine the philosophical foundation of servant leadership (see the abstract) rather than an empirical investigation which is why there is not much discussion about different research articles. If you are interested you can take a look at the Parris and Peachy (2013) article you will see a very different type of literature review on the same topic. The goal of the Parris and Peachy (2013) article was to “provide an evidence-informed answer to how does servant leadership work, and how can we apply it?” (p. 377).
Dr. Strong
Parris, D. L., & Peachey, J. W. (2013). A systematic literature review of servant leadership theory. Journal of Business Ethics, 113 (3), 377-393.
Sendjaya, S., & Sarros, J. C. (2002). Servant leadership: Its origin, development, and application in organizations. Journal of Leadership and Organization Studies, 9(2), 57-64.