HR leadership style in higher education institutions: A convergent parallel mixed methods design

• Main Author: Gonzales, Daniel Robles, I
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2018
• Subjects: Universities and colleges—Administration; Educational leadership; Personnel management; Educational Leadership
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_masteral/7118
• Institution: De La Salle University

Leadership style influences the practice of human resource management, which is one of the vital keys to the success of any organization including the higher education institutions. Hence, a research project on HR leadership style is valuable and necessary especially because there is limited literature about HRM leadership style in HEIs. It is from this context that this research is conducted. Having said this, the study carefully examined the leadership style that best facilitates the practice of HRM by utilizing the convergent parallel mixed methods design. Pearson correlation was employed in quantitative data analysis while thematic analysis was applied for qualitative data analysis. Then, the two sets of data were put side by side for convergence or divergence. The findings indicate that transformational leadership style is the most appropriate style for HRM practice as validated by both quantitative and qualitative data. That being said, policymakers must revisit the process of preparing HR leaders. There must be a shift from traditional to a more contemporary approach to HRM. The principal persons in organizations may also want to look at the compilation of the best HRM practices specifically in the areas of staffing, professional development, performance appraisal, and compensation. On a similar note, HR leaders can use this information to improve their HRM practice in view of improving organizations. This study serves as a small step and yet a unique contribution to the scarce literature about HRM and leadership research done in mixed methods design and the context of HEIs.