Servant Leadership for Higher Education

Barnes, Amy C.

doi:10.1080/2194587x.2015.1024798

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“…These supportive behaviours will be exchanged by employees by showing greater levels of reciprocation. To this end, our results suggest that the presence of servant leaders provide an effective leading approach in higher education institutions, which lends empirical support for the argument that higher education institutions require servant leaders (Barnes, 2015).…”

Section: Servant Leadership and Academics Outcomessupporting

confidence: 64%

Servant leadership and academics outcomes in higher education: the role of job satisfaction

Aboramadan

Dahleez

Hamad

2020

IJOA

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of servant leadership on work engagement and affective commitment among academics in higher education. Moreover, the paper highlights the role of job satisfaction as an intervening mechanism among the examined variables. Design/methodology/approach Self-administered questionnaires were distributed to academics working in the Palestinian higher education sector. We used structural equation modelling to examine the hypotheses. Findings A positive relationship was found between servant leadership and affective commitment. The relationship between servant leadership and work engagement is fully mediated by job satisfaction, whereas partial mediation was found between servant leadership and affective commitment. Both work engagement and affective commitment have a positive impact on academics’ job performance. Practical implications The paper provides a fertile ground for higher education managers concerning the role of leadership in stimulating work engagement and organisational commitment among academics. Originality/value First, the paper is one of the few studies that empirically examines servant leadership in higher education using data coming from a non-Western context because most of the servant leadership research is conducted in the Western part of the world (Parris and Peachey, 2013). Second, we empirically provide evidence for the argument that servant leadership is needed in higher education. Third, the paper contributes to the limited body of research on work engagement and commitment in the higher education sector.

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Section: Servant Leadership and Academics Outcomessupporting

confidence: 64%

Servant leadership and academics outcomes in higher education: the role of job satisfaction

Aboramadan

Dahleez

Hamad

2020

IJOA

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“…However, some researchers criticize SL for being an unrealistic approach (Johnson, 2001) and others for it being a weak, naïve and passive approach (Bowie, 2000). Nevertheless, despite all the criticism, SL has gained popularity and recognition in recent years as a valid organizational leadership style, especially in educational organizations (Al-Asadi et al, 2019;Barnes, 2015;Gary, 2017;Jit et al, 2017;Laub, 1999;Adoramadan et al, 2020;Russell, 2001).…”

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How Does Servant Leadership Behaviour Affect Job Satisfaction? A Study on Indian Academia

Singh

Ryhal

2020

FIIB Business Review

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The importance of and focus on educational leadership have been increasing, but there have been insufficient studies in India testing the role of servant leadership (SL) and its impact on the job satisfaction (JS) of teaching staff. The present study examines the role of the SL behaviour of school principals and its impact on JS. Data were collected from 728 secondary school teachers belonging to Himachal Pradesh, a state of North India, using the multi-stage probability sampling technique. Mean, correlation and structural equation modelling (SEM) were employed in the data analysis to test our hypotheses. Statistical analysis revealed that teachers perceive a moderate level of JS and SL. A significant positive correlation was found between SL and JS, and SL was found to have a positive and significant impact on JS. The squared multiple correlation value ( R2) showed a 57 per cent variance in JS among academic teaching staff. Despite being one of the educationally and economically high-performing states, Himachal Pradesh has not been the focus of educational researchers. The present study contributes to build and add knowledge on SL and JS by exploring the relationship between the two.

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“…Higher education institutions are faced with increased complexity, scarcity of resources, and fierce competition for ranking and prestige. Leadership in the educational institutions is massively challenging as leaders are faced with tough decisions pertinent to budgetary cuts, freezing pay raises or programs elimination (Barnes, 2015).…”

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Development and validation of servant leadership scale in Spanish higher education

Latif

Marimón

2019

LODJ

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is twofold. First is the validation of a scale to measure the servant leadership of the university leaders. Second is to analyze how servant leadership affects the career satisfaction and life satisfaction of the academics. Design/methodology/approach Using a survey of 148 academics at universities located in Spain collected in May 2018, a couple of models were conducted using structural equation model techniques: a confirmatory factor analysis of second order in order to assess the leadership scale and a mediation model to assess how servant leadership impacts on the life satisfaction through career satisfaction. Findings Results reveal that leadership is a multi-dimensional construct having dimensions namely: behaving ethically, development, emotional healing, empowerment, pioneering, relationship building and wisdom. The total effect of servant leadership on life satisfaction is null due to a competitive mediation of career satisfaction. Originality/value Research on servant leadership has primarily focused on business organizations through extensive search in peer-reviewed databases the authors could not find a scale to measure servant leadership behavior in higher education. Additionally, the study assesses the role of career satisfaction as mediator between servant leadership and life satisfaction. Existing research has called for further research into both career and life satisfaction. Life satisfaction research has been criticized on the grounds that it has mainly overlooked the work/organizational settings. Moreover, the authors could only find little research into life satisfaction in higher education, that too in context of students.

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Servant Leadership for Higher Education

Cited by 14 publications

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Servant leadership and academics outcomes in higher education: the role of job satisfaction

Servant leadership and academics outcomes in higher education: the role of job satisfaction

How Does Servant Leadership Behaviour Affect Job Satisfaction? A Study on Indian Academia

Development and validation of servant leadership scale in Spanish higher education

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