Abstract: For the past decade, literature on leadership has accorded much attention to servant leadership, and literature on various aspect of the construct has evolved significantly. Despite the construct gaining much among practitioners and scholars, most organizations have not wholly applied servant leadership at the practical level. This research reviews existing literature on servant leadership and highlights several issues that make it necessary to develop a new theoretical model that is essential for the expansion of the servant leadership construct to include the positive societal impact social phenomenon. To develop a mechanism through which the servant leadership model can be propagated to create positive impact at the societal level, the author proposes the development of a new theory on the construct known as the Agape-other centered model.
KEYWORDS: servant leadership, Leadership, societal impact, rapid change, engagement
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