My goal Is to achieve the best dissertation - one that is finished yet contributes to the field of education leadership.
The difference between management and leadership is VISION. Thus, focus and pursue new but realistic ideas that will challenge the status quo.
I would look a bit closer at trust and integrity. You may want to visit or (revisit?) Raelin's book Creating Leaderful Organizations: how to bring out leadership in anyone (2003).
Hope that is helpful.
My initial response is to suggest that leadership and management skills are far too comprehensive as constructs for a dissertation. The terms both lack a clear definition -- because there are so many definitions for each term that have been proposed. There is an old quote from Warren Bennis' 1959 Administrative Science Quarterly article that makes my point. Bennis wrote that more had been written but less was known about leadership than any other topic in the social sciences. For that reason, I would suggest that you select a sliver of leadership as the focus of your dissertation and emphasize developing skills associated with that sliver.
For example, if you are interested in leadership vision (referred to as the key distinction between leadership and management by another individual), you may want to examine it from an ethical perspective. *Note that I have taken a small sliver and made it even smaller!) Only when your topic is clearly articulated and precise enough will you have a dissertation topic that will withstand your committee's criticism.
Perchance the paper I have co-authored on leadership vision as a moral duty is worthy of your consideration. I have attached that paper for your review. Choose a topic that you care about. Keep it narrow enough to succeed in defining that topic. Identify how you can add value and a unique twist to your topic. Good luck to you!
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