Evaluation of Altruistic and Distributed Leadership: A Symbiosis,

Abstract

The study attempts to investigate the interrelationship between altruistic and distributed leadership. Since most of the organizations have lack of these leaderships, this study intended to explore the characteristics of these leaderships and their benefits in Sri Lankan context. This study was carried out based on previous literature and one of the qualitative research methods- interpretive phenomenological analysis (IPA) which is based on the real-world cases and experiences gained in different organizational settings. The findings showed that most of the organizations in Sri Lanka have lack of altruistic and distributed leadership people. Nevertheless, some of them have the intention; it is not encouraged or motivated by the influencers in the organizations. These leadership people are unable to practice their style independently due to the actions of high mach people. Therefore, the researchers recommend that in Sri Lankan organizations also pay much attention on practicing altruistic and distributed leadership styles in order to increase the efficiency of the organizations and create a sustainable organizational culture.