Antiguan singer Reynold Jarvis, better known as Mighty Rover, after years of academic studies and dedication to UWI Cave Hill’s doctorate in business administration programme, has successfully defended his 579-page dissertation in October 2023 before the examiners.
In a release sent to Observer media, Jarvis shared that his dissertation, entitled “Investigating Leadership Practices in Companies in Antigua: The Effects on Organisational Performance”, revealed the lack of awareness of and gaps in leadership knowledge amongst staff members in organisations in Antigua and Barbuda.
The result of the study showed that organisations do use leadership practices in their day-to-day operations but were unaware. The chosen leadership definition that he tied to his dissertation was that given in 2004 leadership literature by Dr Peter Northouse from Western Michigan University which was qualitative. However, Mighty Rover converted it into a simple quantitative mathematical equation to reflect the components of leadership which is a process coupled with influence that brought results in organisations.
The retired LIAT (1974) licensed and authorised aircraft maintenance engineer from Liberta hopes to engage in post-doctoral research in leadership and will continue on his calypso and soca music journey as demonstrated in his appearances in the 2024 calypso and soca Carnival quarterfinals with the songs ‘The Four Components for Full Independence’ and Jump-up’, respectively.
He holds a licentiateship diploma in aeronautical engineering from City and Guilds, a diploma in management and an MBA from the University of the West Indies, and certificates in finance, economics, and accounting from the London School of Economics and Political Science.
