Document Type : Research Paper
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1 Assistant Professor, Department of Business Management, Faculty of Management and Economics, Lorestan University, Khorramabad, Iran
2 Lorestan
Abstract
The current research is practical in terms of its purpose, and in terms of gathering information, it is among exploratory research. Also, this research is a mixed qualitative and quantitative research based on comparative and inductive philosophy. The statistical population of the research is the experts who were selected by the purposeful sampling method and based on the principle of theoretical adequacy. The data collection tool is in the qualitative part of the interview, whose validity and reliability were confirmed using content validity and theoretical validity and intra-coder and inter-coder reliability methods. Also, the data collection tool is in the quantitative part of the questionnaire, whose validity and reliability were confirmed using the content validity and retest reliability of the test. Qualitative data was analyzed by content analysis method and quantitative data was analyzed by fuzzy cognitive mapping method. The findings of this research indicate that the ability to tolerate high ambiguity, systemic and multidimensional thinking, and flexibility are the most important antecedents of applying visionary leadership. Also, empowering employees, aligning employees through creating a vision, forming an active organizational voice were identified as the most important consequences of visionary leadership in knowledge-based organizations.
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