The Comparative Study on the Strategy of Leadership Style for the Religious Organization

• Main Authors: Chun-Ying,Lee, 李純櫻
• Other Authors: Hung-Hui Lee Ph.D
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2002
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/73512785185789500891

碩士 === 元智大學 === 管理研究所 === 90 === Graduate School of Management, Yuan Ze University Master’s Thesis The Comparative Study on the Strategy of Leadership Style for the Religious Organization The leadership style is the expression of leader’s behavior. This research is aimed to study the strategy of leadership style in religious organization — the Buddhism organization will be applied here. It is based on the systematic approach in the dimension of leadership and strategic leadership for enterprise, non-profit organization and religious organization. On the other hand, the Master of Hsing-Yun, the Master of Sheng-Yen and the Master Cheng-Yen, who are the top leaders for Buddhism Organization in the worldwide will be bring in as the case studies in this research. Meanwhile, the both of theoretical and practical will be analyzed and examined. This is in order to figure out the formation and exercise of leadership style. The mainly conclusions of this study as follows; 1. The study demonstrates the definition of religious organization leadership, the leadership principle of leaders and the models of leadership style. 2. This research constructs and proceeds with these three aspects — the natural (common sense) of leaders, the construction of religious organization and the leaders of religious organization. This is in order to understand the spirit and model of the leader and the leadership style. 3. The “INTEGRATION” leadership style was suggested in Buddhism organization and the factors of time, place and people should be included as a part of components. These impacts the application of fourteen leadership styles in Buddhism organization, which will be indicated in later chapter in this research. 4. In this study also try to compare and analyze the strategic leadership in the enterprise, non-profit organization and Buddhism organization. 5. The better applicable leader’s behaviors and the consideration of strategy applied for top leaders in Buddhism organization are indicated in the study. The seven suggestions, therefore, are raised when top leaders determines the strategic leadership in Buddhism organization. Not even the master of Buddhism, the ancestors, but also the top leaders in Buddhism organization, their leadership style influences superiorly across the border of country, religion, culture, race, social level and become the learning patterns for the followers. Their reputation, dedication, big love, endless charity have come across the limit of time and space and represent the best circulation as a leader in unconscious competence, which is the best learning example today. Keyword: Religious Organization, Buddhism, Leader, Leadership Style Strategic Leadership