| Abstract [eng] |
Bružas, R. (2025). Transformational leadership for creating sustainable self-government. Vilnius University, Šiauliai Academy. SUMMARY The master's thesis analyzes the significance of transformational leadership in the creation of sustainable self-government. The object of the work is transformational leadership in the creation of sustainable self-government. The goal is to reveal the significance of transformational leadership in the process of creating sustainable self-government. The tasks set in the work are: 1) to define the concept of sustainable self-government; 2) to identify the dimensions of transformational leadership in the creation of sustainable self-government; 3) to reveal the expression of transformational leadership in the creation of sustainable self-government; 4) to determine the importance of transformational leadership in the process of creating sustainable self-government. The work consists of three chapters. The first chapter presents an analysis of scientific literature. The definition of sustainability, dimensions of sustainability, creation of sustainability in self-government, the concept of transformational leadership, the influence of transformational leadership on the implementation of sustainability, possibilities of strengthening sustainability in self-government through transformational leadership are analyzed. The second chapter presents the research methodology. Theoretical and methodological provisions, research strategy, data collection and analysis methods, research instrument are presented, research context is discussed and research sample is presented, ethical principles are presented. The third chapter presents a study of the significance of transformational leadership for the creation of sustainable self-government. The study found that transformational leadership is important in the process of creating a sustainable municipality, as it allows the community to participate more actively in decision-making on sustainability issues. Transformational leadership not only involves residents in making decisions on sustainability issues, but also encourages them to trust the mayor and support the sustainability ideas he proposes. Mayors of municipalities, as transformational leaders, learn from mistakes when implementing sustainability projects and consider failures as an opportunity to learn and improve. By analyzing the mistakes made, they improve projects and focus on developing employee competencies, investing in employee training, cooperation, and sharing experience. |
