As the church finds herself amidst ongoing disruptive changes that are exacerbated by the pandemic, the need for church leaders to reexamine the way the church operates is not merely an important ...necessity but an urgent priority. The purpose of this article is to outline how church leaders can recalibrate the culture of the church to align with the gospel of Jesus Christ. Drawing on insights from Organizational Leadership and Psychology research, three key features of church culture are discussed in relation to the adaptive challenges that impact the church. As practical implications for church leaders, the article proposes ten leadership imperatives to shape and nurture the gospel culture in the church.
This paper reports the validation of a 6-item short form of the original 35-item Servant Leadership Behavior Scale, a widely used measure of servant leadership behavior. The holistic perspective of ...servant leadership and the inclusion of spirituality are two distinctive features of the SLBS relative to other servant leadership measures. Psychometric properties of the SLBS-6 were examined on the basis of seven studies. In the preliminary scale development, the factor structure of the new measure was tested using a combination of all samples (n = 3072). The subsequent seven studies were aimed at building further its construct validity relative to observed variables within the servant leadership nomological network in direct, mediating, and moderating relationships. Analyses of all datasets using MPlus with maximum-likelihood estimation provided support for the 6-item structure and demonstrated its internal consistency reliability, criterionrelated validity, and construct validity. As such, the study presents the SLBS-6 as the shortest holistic measure of servant leadership to date that can be used with confidence for research and training purposes.
PurposeAbusive supervision climate (ASC) affects not only direct subordinates of abusive supervisors but also their colleagues who work in the same group. Therefore, this study aims to examine the ...underlying processes and boundary conditions of ASC's effects on group members' behaviors.Design/methodology/approachThe study collected data from 213 employees in 51 workgroups across 13 organizations in Pakistan. Data were analyzed in MPlus version 8 (Muthén and Muthén, 1998–2017) using a random intercepts multilevel model. The authors followed the procedures for testing 2-1-1 mediation with a participant-level mediator as outlined in Pituch and Stapleton (2012).FindingsThe results revealed that anger mediated the negative relationship between ASC and group members' organizational citizenship behaviors (OCBs), as well as the positive relationship between ASC and group members' withdrawal. In addition, agreeableness moderated the effect of group members' anger on OCBs, such that the relationship was stronger for more agreeable group members.Originality/valueThe findings contribute to the abusive supervision literature by elucidating anger as one mechanism through which ASC affects group members and by incorporating personality differences to better understand group members' behavioral responses.
The corridors of history are filled with examples of leaders whose enduring legacies are typified by self‐sacrifice for the greater good during difficult times. Over the last two decades, scholarly ...interest in self‐sacrificial leader behaviours has increased. In the present article, we conduct a systematic review of prior empirical findings to highlight what we know about leader self‐sacrifice and galvanise future research to examine its implications for the workplace. To achieve this purpose, our review examines how leader self‐sacrifice has been defined and measured in previous work and develops an integrative framework that synthesises empirical work on its antecedents, outcomes, boundary conditions and underlying mechanisms. Based on our review, we articulate a comprehensive research agenda that identifies opportunities for theoretical, empirical and methodological advances in the field.
This study examines the dynamic between organisational culture and effectiveness within World-Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms (WWOOF) Australia as a case study in ecotourism. It extends current ...understanding of the intricate relationships among key stakeholders within ecotourism. Taking the interpretivist approach where reality is a composite of multiple perspectives, qualitative data was collected from a sample of 22 key stakeholders in WWOOF Australia through semi-structured interviews. The results indicate that WWOOF Australia operates using a clan culture and that this cultural typology generates efficacious outcomes for all stakeholders to differing degrees while simultaneously enabling environmentally sustainable and socially inclusive operations. The study findings make theoretical contributions to better understand the complex dynamics of relationships between key stakeholders in a non-traditional organisational culture, and practical implications for the successful operation of ecotourism.
Notwithstanding the increasing participation of Chinese immigrant professionals in developed countries, our knowledge on the link between acculturation and leadership is scant. By integrating the ...fields of acculturation and leadership, this study examines the effect of acculturation on the implicit leadership theories held by Chinese professionals in Australia relative to their counterparts in China. Seventy interviews involving Chinese immigrant professionals in Australia and China were conducted to explore the extent to which acculturation into a new and different cultural context changes one’s implicit leadership theories. Analyses of the interview data led to the emergence of five culturally independent and two culturally dependent implicit leadership perceptions. This study contributes to the ongoing debate around the stability of implicit leadership theories and extends the validity of using a follower-centred approach to study leadership.
Purpose
Interest in servant leadership has grown exponentially over the past decade as evident in the surge of academic- and practitioner-oriented publications on the subject. While prior research ...has shown that servant leadership leads to citizenship behavior, no study has explored the ethical pathway as the underlying influence process despite the fact that servant leadership is an ethical approach to leadership. On the basis of social learning theory, the purpose of this paper is to examine psychological ethical climate as a key mediator between servant leadership and citizenship behavior.
Design/methodology/approach
Survey data were collected from 123 leader–follower dyads from eight high-performing firms listed on the Indonesian Stock Exchange, and analyzed using multiple regression analysis.
Findings
The results showed that the relationship between servant leadership and organizational citizenship behaviors (OCBs) (both for OCBI and OCBO) is mediated by psychological ethical climate.
Practical implications
This study demonstrates the value of using a servant leadership approach in order to foster a psychological ethical climate and increase OCBs. As such, the authors highlight the importance of a systematic approach to develop servant leaders in organizations.
Originality/value
This research contributes to the understanding of the ethical mechanism that explains the relationship between servant leadership and follower outcomes. Drawing on social learning theory, the findings show that servant leaders are ethical climate architects through their role modeling behaviors and interactions with followers.
Abstract
Employment plays a crucial role in the successful resettlement of migrants. However, there is a paucity of research on how to facilitate refugee employment outcomes and the role of ...cross‐sector collaborations. Using a qualitative, multi‐layered analysis of primary and secondary data from Australian settlement service providers (SSPs) and the businesses they work with, this study explores how public service organisations co‐create value with stakeholders (i.e., public service logic) through cross‐sector collaborations. By identifying differing notional and strategic logics of both SSPs and employing businesses in supporting refugee migrants, we reveal the dynamics of cross‐sector value co‐creation in refugee management settings. We also identify four main strategic logics that SSPs use to address barriers and connect refugee migrants to employment. Our study offers theoretical contributions and practical implications for public, private, not‐for‐profit and community organisations working together to support refugee employment.
Servant leadership is widely believed to be a multidimensional construct. However, existing measures of servant leadership typically suffer from highly correlated dimensions, raising concerns over ...discriminant validity. We set out in this study to examine the dimensionality of the hypothesized six-factor Servant Leadership Behaviour Scale (SLBS) and validate a hierarchical model of servant leadership. Using structural equation modelling, convergent and discriminant validity of the higher-order servant leadership construct was examined in relation to measures of character-related behaviour, Machiavellian leadership orientation, and social desirability. Our findings suggest that the SLBS assesses a single, higher-order construct of servant leadership with evidence of construct validity and absence of social desirability bias. The high correlation between servant leadership and character-related behaviour supports our expectation that servant leadership reflects in large part the character strength of the leader.
Servant leadership is an other-oriented approach to leadership with multiple positive outcomes. However, its influence in the context of medicine, particularly on healthcare leaders, is less clear. ...We conducted a rapid review to examine the impact of servant leadership in healthcare over the last decade. We included a total of 28 articles, 26 of which described beneficial organisational, relational and personal outcomes of servant leadership. However, most of these were either conceptual or opinion-based articles. Moreover, most quantitative studies were cross-sectional, precluding causal inferences. Our review demonstrates that the purported positive association between servant leadership and healthcare outcomes lacks a strong evidence base. We conclude by calling for more rigorous empirical research to examine the effects and potential challenges of implementing servant leadership in healthcare contexts.
