A FOLLOWER’S PERSPECTIVE OVER THE IT LEADERSHIP IN ROMANIA
A FOLLOWER’S PERSPECTIVE OVER THE IT LEADERSHIP IN ROMANIA

Author(s): Ioana Gutu, Daniela-Tatiana Agheorghiesei
Subject(s): Economy, Business Economy / Management, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Editura Universităţii »Alexandru Ioan Cuza« din Iaşi
Keywords: leadership; IT industry; management;
Summary/Abstract: Leadership is a key driver for the management performance of most industries. Largely known for its behaviours and influence over followers, it depends of two main factors: organizational culture towards leaders performance, and followers ability to adapt and subscribe to desired organizational behaviours. The dilemma can be at first analysed as from a leader’s perspective, in regard with their knowledge and level of understanding of the depths and significance of their actions and, secondly, as for the followers’ attributes and willingness to integrate and adapt to new organizational leadership motivational and stimuli techniques. When regarding leadership, on both organizational and/or individual levels, literature generally refers to it only by undertaking a leaders’ perspective, since followers’ behaviours and attitudes are considered in terms of leadership outcomes. The current research could not identify any leadership construct or theory that also regards the followers’ role and perspective, along with the leadership view. Despite the increasing organizational accent over leadership importance in regard with organizational performance and development, for the IT companies after a decade of steep evolution, being on the peak for technical innovative solutions, leadership importance has also accentuated. The current research focused on the IT leadership in Romania, by performing an analysis of the transformational leadership attitudes and performance, as from a followers’ perspective; moreover, a descriptive analysis of the IT Industry and depths of followers understanding of the transformative leadership practices will be conducted. The research instrument, a 24 items questionnaire was applied, and data received counts 215 views. Results will underline a new perspective of the IT Industry in Romania, by offering a characterization of the organizational architecture from a follower’s view. Moreover, the current research brings an added value in regard with the follower perspective for the transformational leadership practices within the organizational IT environment.

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