**10. Conclusions**

Summing up, the study examined the effectiveness of leadership in organizations from social work perspectives. The study found that many organizations including social work organisations have been fostering effective leadership approaches using different leadership theories and models to achieve their goals and objectives to motivate their employees for profit or non-profit gains. The study engaged qualitative approach through desk review and, in-depth interviews and focus group discussions to obtain information on different leadership models used in social work organizations. The study observed significant implications in fostering effective leadership in social work organizations in which the study recommend that there is need for much understanding on leadership approaches that foster the effectiveness and growth of organizations from social work perspectives. As such, there is need to conceptualize social work and leadership models in organizations as well as using appropriate theoretical frameworks that allow additional appreciation of how social work leadership in organizations produce favourable returns. Toward this purpose, some leadership models and frameworks used in organizations in general tend to be socially and unethically unacceptable in social work organizations. This definition of social work by the International Federation for Social Workers and theoretical framework presented from social work perspectives is suggested. Therefore, implementation of social work leadership models aimed at ensuring appropriate leadership in social work organizations is needed. In pursuant of an appropriate approach, in this contemporary society, this study proposes that further evaluation and monitoring studies should be performed that promote valuable investigation to determine fitting

*Perspective Chapter: Fostering Effective Leadership in Social Work Organisations DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.106281*

leadership in organizations from social work perspectives. The professional social workers and organizations can better understand the barriers to foster the effectiveness of leadership models in social work organizations being it local, national, regional or international.
