Does Servant Leadership Stimulate Work Engagement? The Moderating Role of Trust in the Leader

Xia, Jianling; Gul, Rani; Tufail, Muhammad

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2022.925732

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“…The current results contribute to the literature of organizational behavior, as it provides empirical evidence from the Middle East and, particularly, Turkey, which is relatively less examined when compared to its European, American, and Southeast Asian counterparts [63,64]. This expands the current understanding by highlighting servant leadership and the importance of trust on work engagement in an academic setting.…”

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confidence: 54%

Does Servant Leadership Stimulate Work Engagement in the Workplace? The Mediating Role of Trust in Leader

Rahal¹,

Farmanesh²

2022

Sustainability

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Servant leadership is a style that is considered to be ethical, positive, and desirable due to its compatibility with an array of situations. Moreover, work engagement is a key factor that can have positive short- and long-term outcomes for organizations. This research focuses on the role of servant leaders and their effects on employees’ work engagement in an academic setting. Furthermore, the role of trust as a mediator is analyzed to shed light upon its effect after the pandemic of COVID-19. As the academic sector has faced an abrupt shift to online formats, this study emphasizes on the role of leaders in fostering wellbeing for academic staff. This research emphasizes trust and work engagement as important elements for achieving positive employee outcomes within the context of sustainable psychology as a scientific domain. Through a specified approach, a sample of 138 people was collected from various faculty members and analyzed by SmartPLS. Results suggest a strong role played by servant leaders in improving the work engagement of their staff. Similarly, the mediating role of trust in a leader is statistically significant, implying its vitality for improving work engagement in an academic setting. These results can be beneficial for researchers (leadership and organizational psychology) and practitioners in the education sector.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 54%

Does Servant Leadership Stimulate Work Engagement in the Workplace? The Mediating Role of Trust in Leader

Rahal¹,

Farmanesh²

2022

Sustainability

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“…Empirical research, as described previously, suggests that trust and LMX are important managerial organizational behaviors. LMX and trust act as mediators between leadership behaviors and follower’s work attitude and performance outcomes [ 4 , 36 ]. In the effort to test such relationships in an Italian nurses and nurse managers sample, the research team is performing preliminary secondary analysis of data to test the psychometric properties of some measurements included in the model [ 15 ].…”

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Psychometric Properties of the Italian Version of the Leader Member Exchange Scale (LMX-7): A Validation Study

Lommi

Notarnicola²,

Caruso

et al. 2023

Healthcare

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For decades, scholars have studied leader–member exchange (LMX) relationships to understand and explain the effects of leadership on follower attitudes and performance outcomes within work settings. One available instrument to measure these aspects is the LMX-7 scale. This measurement has been widely used in empirical studies, but its psychometric properties have been poorly explored. The aim of this study was to test the psychometric characteristics (content, structural and construct validity, and reliability) of the Italian version of the LMX-7 scale and to support its cultural adaptation. We used a cross-sectional multi-center design. The forward–backward translation process was used to develop the Italian version of the scale. The scale was administered through an online survey to 837 nurses and nurse managers working in different settings. The factorial structure was tested using both exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses (EFA and CFA), and reliability was evaluated using Cronbach’s alpha. For the construct validity, we used hypothesis testing and differentiation by known groups. The Italian version of the LMX-7 scale presented one dimension. All the psychometric tests performed confirmed its validity and suggested its usefulness for future research.

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“…, 2022). Moreover, trust enhances employees' productivity and devotion to their job (Zhou et al. , 2022).…”

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“…Establishing an open atmosphere whereby inclusive leaders facilitate knowledge exchange and creative ideas fosters a team climate that supports leaders and develops high-quality mutual relationships with team members (Jia et al, 2022;Ye et al, 2019;Yuan et al, 2022). Moreover, trust enhances employees' productivity and devotion to their job (Zhou et al, 2022).…”

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“…Interpersonal relationships are based on trust; hence, trust is pivotal for leadership effectiveness in thriving organisations (Siyal, 2023). Previous research has examined the moderation effects of trust in leadership on different leadership styles and employee and team outcomes (Chan and Mak, 2014;Gu et al, 2018;€ Otken and Cenkci, 2012;Siyal, 2023;Siyal et al, 2023;Zhang et al, 2021;Zhou et al, 2022). For instance, results from a study by Siyal (2023) found that trust in leader strengthened the direct relationship between inclusive leadership and work engagement.…”

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Inclusive leadership and team climate: the role of team power distance and trust in leadership

Orekoya

2023

LODJ

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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of inclusive leadership on team climate. Drawing on the social exchange theory (SET), this study proposes a theoretical model in which (1) inclusive leadership enhances team climate, (2) the moderating effect of team power distance and trust in leadership in the relationship between inclusive leadership and team climate.Design/methodology/approachA quantitative research method was applied, with a survey of 247 Nigerian employees nested in 59 teams in multiple small manufacturing firms across diverse industries widely distributed into textile, furniture, bakery and palm oil production firms. The partial least square structural equation modelling was used to test the study's proposed hypotheses.FindingsThe results revealed that inclusive leadership has a positive and direct effect on team climate. Also, this study found that (1) team power distance positively influences the relationship between inclusive leadership and team climate; and (2) trust in leadership positively influences the relationship between inclusive leadership and team climate.Research limitations/implicationsThis study affirms the explanatory power of SET to investigate inclusive leadership and team climate at the team level. Also, the study utilised the SET to confirm the significance and value of team power distance and trust in leadership in the relationship between inclusive leadership and team climate at the team level in the Nigerian context.Practical implicationsThe paper examined the relationship between inclusive leadership and team climate with team power distance and trust in leadership as moderators. The findings suggest that inclusive leadership play a paramount role in understanding team climate among small manufacturing firms. Moreover, the findings can be applied in organisations by creating different assessment mechanisms, e.g. webinars and training sessions, to encourage effective inclusive leadership behaviours in fostering a team climate for creativity and innovation.Originality/valueThe main contribution of this current research to knowledge is on the examination of the distinctive leadership style that influences team climate. The study indicates that when team members are allowed to fully contribute to the team, inclusion is promoted among group members, and trust in leadership is strengthened, which increases their perception of team climate within organisations.

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Does Servant Leadership Stimulate Work Engagement? The Moderating Role of Trust in the Leader

Cited by 30 publications

References 93 publications

Does Servant Leadership Stimulate Work Engagement in the Workplace? The Mediating Role of Trust in Leader

Does Servant Leadership Stimulate Work Engagement in the Workplace? The Mediating Role of Trust in Leader

Psychometric Properties of the Italian Version of the Leader Member Exchange Scale (LMX-7): A Validation Study

Inclusive leadership and team climate: the role of team power distance and trust in leadership

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