What Does Industry Really Want? Understanding the Desirable Follower Characteristics for Entry Level Positions in Agriculture

Autor/in	Cline, Lauren Lewis
Titel	What Does Industry Really Want? Understanding the Desirable Follower Characteristics for Entry Level Positions in Agriculture
Quelle	In: Journal of Leadership Education, 20 (2021) 3, S.33-45 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1552-9045
Schlagwörter	Entry Workers; Agricultural Occupations; Job Skills; Individual Characteristics; Values; College Graduates; Bachelors Degrees; Agricultural Education; Employer Attitudes; Oklahoma + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Agriculture; Occupation; Landwirtschaft; Beruf; Landwirtschaftlicher Beruf; Produktive Fertigkeit; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Wertbegriff; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; 'Bachelor''s degrees'; Bachelor-Studiengang; Education; Landwirtschaftliche Ausbildung; Ausbildung; Arbeitgeberinteresse
Abstract	The agricultural industry is demanding a skilled workforce. Leadership is often identified as a desired employability skill but understanding the relationship between leader and follower during the leadership process in agricultural contexts is limited. The purpose of this qualitative study is to understand how employers contextualize the follower characteristics and skills desired when hiring individuals with an undergraduate agricultural degree for entry-level positions using a case study approach. Data collected from individual interviews, a focus group, observation, and artifacts were combined to triangulate emergent findings. When viewed through the lens of followership theory, the agricultural industry seeks graduates who are independently-directed followers. The themes of job skills, organizational skills, and values component describe the desired characteristics and behaviors of independently-directed followers. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Association of Leadership Educators. e-mail: Jole@aged.tamu.edu; Web site: http://leadershipeducators.org/page-1014283
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01