Perceptions of Ideal Leadershipheld by IT Executives, Business Executives and IT Managers

摘要

Leadership of the IT unit appears to be a critical successrnfactor in strategic planning and implementation ofrntechnology by organisations. One moderator ofrnsuccessful leadership seems to be the perception ofrnleadership held by the senior business executives. Thisrnstudy evaluated the perceptions of ideal leadership heldrnby the deputy CEO, his first line reports, the CIO andrnhis first line reports and to key IT and business unitrnmanagers. This paper shows that the perceptions of idealrnleadership held by the organisation exceed thosernbehaviours observed in practice. It shows that though thernsame model of leadership is held by these communities,rnthe IT executive has higher expectations of leadershiprnbehaviour than the Business Executive does.