Nurturing Future Leadership: Analyzing Leadership traits among students for Conflict Resolution, AI-Driven Decision and Personalized Ethics through Focus Group Discussions

Abstract

This paper focuses on the responses of students from Business Ethics, Software Engineering, and Organizational Behavior classes in SZABIST University, Hyderabad Campus, regarding leadership characteristics, conflict management techniques, decisions based on Artificial Intelligence, and individual ethics. Nine focus group discussions with 4-5 students were conducted for achieving the research goals and give the opportunity to explore the students’ perceptions on the role and impact of artificial intelligence in leadership and ethical considerations. Thus, after the initial coding the topics, discussed in the focus groups, were analyzed using thematic analysis based on the methodology suggested by Maxwell (2012). The results show that students see AI as usable to improve the speed of the decision, though, there are concerns regarding the ethical and cultural consequences of the technology. Moreover, passion participants engage that ethical leadership is significant including the management of AI tools and handling of disputes. We understand that schools must integrate AI ethics, leadership competencies, and cultural sensitive educational programs to qualify upcoming leaders for competencies required in the future society with emerging demands in both technological front and ethical decision making.

Keywords: Leadership traits, conflict resolution, AI-Driven Decisions, personalized ethics, focus group discussions, business ethics, organizational behavior, SZABIST University.