2020
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01711
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Servant Leadership in Japan: A Validation Study of the Japanese Version of the Servant Leadership Survey (SLS-J)

Abstract: Purpose The purpose of this study is to develop and validate a Japanese version of the Servant Leadership Scale and to clarify the relationship between servant leadership (SL) and well-being among Japanese workers. Methods After the Japanese version of the SLS (SLS-J) and of its short form (SLS-J-short) were developed in conformity with the guidelines ( Wild et al., 2005 ), a web-based survey was administered to 516 Japanese employees (20 or o… Show more

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“…Concerning servant leadership, subscales of empowerment showed the greatest associations for both HCWs and non-HCWs. Empowerment in leadership was defined as a motivational concept aimed at fostering a pro-active, self-confident attitude among followers and giving them a sense of personal power by encouraging self-directed decision making, information sharing, and coaching for innovative performance [ 24 ]. In Japan, leaders who can empower their team members also facilitate PS.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Concerning servant leadership, subscales of empowerment showed the greatest associations for both HCWs and non-HCWs. Empowerment in leadership was defined as a motivational concept aimed at fostering a pro-active, self-confident attitude among followers and giving them a sense of personal power by encouraging self-directed decision making, information sharing, and coaching for innovative performance [ 24 ]. In Japan, leaders who can empower their team members also facilitate PS.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Servant leadership was measured with the Japanese short version of the Servant Leadership Survey (SLS-J) [ 24 ] evaluating the employees’ supervisors. This scale includes six items measuring empowerment (leader side), three items measuring humility (servant side), three items measuring standing back (servant side), three items measuring stewardship (leader side), and three items measuring authenticity (servant side) on a six-point Likert scale.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Servant leadership was measured by the Japanese short version of the Servant Leadership Survey (SLS-J) 17 , evaluating the employees' supervisor. This scale has six items for empowerment (leader side), three items for humility (servant side), three items for standing back (servant side), three items for stewardship (leader side), and authenticity (servant side), on a six-point Likert scale.…”
Section: Servant Leadershipmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In relation to servant leadership, subscales of empowerment showed the greatest associations in both HCWs and non-HCWs. The empowerment in leadership was defined as a motivational concept aimed at fostering a pro-active, self-confident attitude among followers and giving them a sense of personal power by encouraging self-directed decision making, information sharing, and coaching for innovative performance 17 . In Japan, leaders who can empower their team members may be likely to be leader with PS.…”
Section: Hypothesis Testing For Convergent Validitymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…One way of identifying potential servant leaders is through a psychometric test called the Servant Leadership Survey. This survey, which has been adapted and validated in Japan (Kobayashi et al 2020), covers eight main facets: empowerment, stewardship, accountability, courage, humility, standing back, authenticity, and forgiveness.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%