Date
3-2017
Department
Graduate School of Business
Degree
Doctor of Business Administration (DBA)
Chair
Melanie A Hicks
Keywords
Protective Force Instructor, Student Outcomes, Transformational Leadership
Disciplines
Business | Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Management Information Systems
Recommended Citation
Parker, Justen, "Leadership Characteristics of Protective Force Instructors" (2017). Doctoral Dissertations and Projects. 1358.
https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/doctoral/1358
Abstract
The National Nuclear Security Administration, the governmental agency responsible for safeguarding and security the United States’ nuclear weapons production and research facilities, employs an armed protective force that responds to the full spectrum of threats. Governmental reports previously identified protective force performance in need of improvement. The purpose of this quantitative study, through the use of correlational research, is to identify the beneficial leadership characteristics of instructors, from the full range of leadership model, that enhance training and increase officer performance during training and improve mission performance. The Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ) was used to identify instructor leadership characteristics and student outcomes. Consistent with previous research results, transformational leadership had a stronger significant positive relationship with student outcomes than transactional and passive-avoidant leadership.
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