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Chapter Three Methodology

***** BETWEEN ETHICAL BEHAVIOR &

ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP EFFECTIVENESS

CHAPTER THREE: METHODOLOGY

INTRODUCTION

***** methodology chosen for this research is one of a qualitative nature. Th***** research is of the type that attempts to understand ***** views and perceptions in specific situations ***** ***** a method described as phenomenological research in which the question of the ***** is answered through experientially acquired knowledge. In the phenomenological method of research the researcher h***** inside knowledge of ***** being researc*****ed and gains ***** through viewing multiple perspectives of the same situation ***** allows the research ***** make generalizations.

STUDY DESIGN - PHENOMENOLOGICAL

The design ***** this study is ***** and is ***** proper methodology for study in this type of research. The Phenomenological approach has as its purpose the illumination ***** the specific ***** ***** identification of phenomena "***** how they are perceived by the actors in a situ*****tion." (Lester, 1999) In the work entitled: "An *****troduction to Phenomenological Research" Stan ***** states that phenomenological research: "In the human sphere ***** normally translates into ga*****ring 'deep' information and perceptions through inductive, qualitative methods such as interviews, discussions and participant observation, and representing it from the perspective of the ***** participant(s)." (1999) This type of research can be "applied to single cases or to serendipitous ***** deliberately selected samples." (Lester, 1999) One problem that exists with analysis of the data in phenomenological research is the large quantity of data that is generated ***** as "interview notes, tape recordings, jottings or o*****r rec*****ds all of which have to be analyzed. Analys***** is also necessarily messy, as ***** doesn't tend ***** f***** ***** neat categories and there can be many ways of linking *****tween different parts of discussions or *****s." (Lester, *****) It is held ***** Kvale (1996) that "remarks with regard to data capturing during the qualitative ***** ***** it "is l*****erally an inter view, an interch*****ge ***** views between two persons conversing about a *****me of mutual interest' where *****er attempts to understand the w*****ld ***** the subjects' point of view to unfold meaning of peoples' experience. (pp. 1-2) (Groenewald, 2004)

The phenomenological process involves ***** following:

Bracketing and phenomenological reduction

Delineating units of meaning

Clustering of ***** ***** ***** to form themes

Summarizing each interview, validating it ***** where necessary modifying it

Extracting general and unique ***** from all interviews and making a compos*****e summary (Groenewald, 2004)

It h***** been recommended by Holloway (1997) and Hycner (1999) that the researcher listens ***** the audio recording of each interview repeatedly "to become familiar with the words of the *****ee/informant in order to develop a holistic sense, the 'gestalt'. Zinker (1978) explains ***** the term phenomenological implies a process, which emph*****sizes the unique own *****s of research participants. The here and now dimensions of those personal experiences gives ***** existential immediacy." (*****, 2004)

RESARCH QUESTIONS

***** of ***** research include the specific areas and the *****s within that area as follows:

I. Determining effective leadership

***** the respondent have a cle*****r idea