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Toward a behavioral theory of vision in organizational settings

Sooksan Kantabutra (Leadership Research Group, College of Management, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand)

Leadership & Organization Development Journal

ISSN: 0143-7739

Article publication date: 12 June 2009

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to propose a behavioral theory of organizational vision.

Design/methodology/approach

Based on existing theoretical concepts and empirical evidence, this new theory development compares a diverse set of plausible logical, empirical, and/or epistemological conjectures so that highlighting occurs to form the substance of the new vision theory.

Findings

The approach takes the form of an emerging vision theory, which explains how vision attributes create an impact on organizational performance.

Originality/value

While vision is core to the prevailing vision‐based leadership theories, little is theoretically and empirically known about attributes for effective vision. Moreover, there is no existing leadership theory, which explains the process by which vision attributes create positive effects on organizational performance. The paper proposes a vision theory to fill this gap.

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Citation

Kantabutra, S. (2009), "Toward a behavioral theory of vision in organizational settings", Leadership & Organization Development Journal, Vol. 30 No. 4, pp. 319-337. https://doi.org/10.1108/01437730910961667

Publisher

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Copyright © 2009, Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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