Leadership practice and organizational culture in the U.S. military : a qualitative study investigating the perception of preferred leadership styles and organizational culture in the U.S. military

Abstract

In the U.S. military, understanding how leadership functions and its influences on organizational culture is imperative for organizational success. This research study explored the perceptions of leadership in the U.S. military and captures the lived experiences of six participants of the U.S. military. This study sought to investigate how leaders perceive the relationship between leadership and culture within their respective branch of the U.S. military. The research used the Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) qualitative approach to understand how leaders perceive leadership and organizational culture in a U.S. military organization.

Studying the Prevalence of Organizational Indifference in Bamyan University

“…Byrd defines organizational indifference as a natural instinct for humans that is common to everyone, and states that indifference exists at work, at any level and in any organization, because it is part of the natural instinct and human nature (Byrd, 2010). This instinct constantly takes us to a comfort zone where nothing changes.…”