The leadership effectiveness of executive directors in chambers of commerce on Long Island, New York

This exploratory study examined the leadership behaviors of executive directors in chambers of commerce on Long Island, New York and the role these behaviors played within a chamber's rate of effectiveness. Additionally, this study examined the relationships among the executive director's leadership behaviors within the factors of chamber advancement, member benefits, advocacy, chamber management, community relations and years spent at the chamber, mediated by the chamber region's unemployment rate over 3 years.;The results of this study showed that there was no specific relationship between a chamber executive's leadership behavior and the chamber's rate of effectiveness. Findings within this study also indicated a disparity between how the chamber executive director perceived his or her leadership behaviors and how board members perceived the executive's leadership behaviors within the factors of chamber advancement and community relations.;Lastly, this exploratory study and the creation of a specific formula to measure rate of effectiveness created a standard for other researchers and organizations to utilize within future studies to determine the success rate of a chamber of commerce.