My research questions is In today’s shifting landscape, what practices and
conditions will optimize the development of a collaborative working environment?
Answering this question may be more illusive than it seems. Why, until recently, has this
softer, less tangible side of leadership remained somewhat unexplored by social
scientists? How is it that the paradigm of leadership as a shared process has remained
relatively unseen, under valued or left out of the research literature until now? There is
an evolving scholarship and a changing understanding underway of the fundamentals of
what leadership theory and practice. Collaborative and shared leadership are central
themes in our transforming perception of leadership.