Inclusive leadership and extra-role behaviors in higher education: does organizational learning mediates the relationship?

Purpose: Building on social exchange theory and relational leadership theory, this paper proposes a model of inclusive leadership in higher education institutions. Together with an attempt to examine the impact of inclusive leadership on extra-role behaviors of academic staff, the paper aims to test the intervening mechanism of organizational learning among the aforementioned relationships. Design/methodology/approach: Data were collected from 227 academic staff working in the Palestinian higher education institutions. Partial least squares (PLS-SEM) analysis technique was utilized to examine the hypotheses. Findings: The findings reveal that inclusive leadership exerts a positive effect on extra-role behaviors (organizational citizenship behaviors and innovative work behaviors) in the Palestinian higher education setting. Moreover, the findings show that organizational learning plays a significant mediating role among the relationships examined Practical implications: Academic communities are increasingly diverse. This diversity requires a work environment in which employees take on additional work roles. In response to this diversity, managers of higher education institutions should be concerned about the roles and practices of inclusive leaders. In addition, higher education institutions need to be learning organizations since this would help to mitigate this diversity and create a working atmosphere characterized by continuous learning, collaboration and dialogue. Originality/value: In higher education, most of the literature on inclusive academic leadership is mainly theoretical. Furthermore, organizational learning in higher education research is based on anecdotal perspectives (Dee and Lei\u161yte, 2016). To this end, this paper is novel, as it is one of few studies to empirically investigate inclusive leadership and extra-role behaviors via organizational learning in a non-western academic context

Performance measurement and NPOs' effectiveness: does internal stakeholders' trust matter? Evidence from Palestine

Purpose: This study proposes a model of the effect of financial and non-financial performance measures on nonprofit organizations’ (NPOs’) effectiveness where internal stakeholders' trust play an intervening role in the aforementioned relationships. Design/methodology/approach: Data were collected from 218 employees working at the largest Palestinian NPOs. The perceptions of these employees were used to measure the variables, and structural equation modeling was used to examine the hypotheses. Findings: Results suggest that the use of financial and non-financial performance measures was positively related to NPOs' effectiveness. Internal stakeholders' trust showed a significant mediating effect between the use of performance measures and NPOs' effectiveness. Practical implications: This study may be of value for NPOs' managers due to the positive effects performance measurement (PM) can have on NPO effectiveness. Managers and boards should seek to enhance their internal stakeholders' trust to achieve higher levels of effectiveness. Originality/value: This study has three main contributions. First, it is one of the very few papers which empirically examines the links between PM and NPOs' effectiveness, rather than providing conceptual lens. Second, the paper investigates the role of stakeholders' trust as a mediating mechanism in the proposed model, a topic that has been neglected by NPOs governance researchers. Finally, the study uses data from the Palestinian context, contributing to the PM literature by providing evidence on the relationship between performance measures and NPOs' effectiveness from a non-Western context

Does Transformational Leadership Better Predict Work-Related Outcomes Than Transactional Leadership in the NPO Context? Evidence from Italy

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Examining the effects of environmentally-specific servant leadership on green work outcomes among hotel employees: the mediating role of climate for green creativity

3sireservedDrawing upon theories of conservation of resources, social information processing and organizational creativity, this study examines the potential effects of environmentally-specific servant leadership (ESSL) on green employee work outcomes (i.e., green innovative work behavior and organizational citizenship behavior for the environment) as well as the possible mediating role of climate for green creativity in the ESSL-green work outcomes relationships. Based on two-wave data collected from 237 employees working in Pakistani hotels, the findings showed that ESSL has a positive association with green work outcomes. Moreover, the results showed that the climate for green creativity mediates the positive association of ESSL with green innovative work behavior and organizational citizenship behavior for the environment. This study is one of the first studies which extends the servant leadership-innovative work behavior literature in hospitality to green innovative behaviors. Discussion, implications and limitations are discussed.mixedAboramadan M.; Kundi Y.M.; Farao C.Aboramadan, M.; Kundi, Y. M.; Farao, C

Green inclusive leadership and employee green behaviors in the hotel industry: Does perceived green organizational support matter?

Building on theories of social exchange, social identity, social learning, and organizational support, this study examines the impact of green inclusive leadership (GIL) on employees’ green behaviors in the hotel industry. These behaviors were green innovative work behavior (GIWB), green service recovery performance, and green knowledge sharing behavior. Among the links proposed, perceived green organizational support (GOS) was employed as a mediating variable. Data in this study were collected from 436 hotel direct supervisors and employee dyads. Using structural equation modelling, the results suggest that GIL predicted GIWB, green service recovery performance, and green knowledge sharing behavior. Furthermore, perceived GOS was found to mediate the proposed relationships. Finally, implications for theory and practice are discussed in this study

Linking authentic leadership and management capability to public hospital performance: the role of work engagement

Purpose: This paper aims to propose a model of the effect of both authentic leadership and management capability on hospital performance. This model proposes work engagement as an intervening mechanism between the aforesaid links. Design/methodology/approach: Data were collected from 380 medical staff working in Jordanian Public hospitals and were analysed using the structural equation modelling analysis technique. Findings: The results suggest that both authentic leadership and management capability have a positive effect on hospital performance. Although positive, the direct effect of management capability on performance was not significant. Furthermore, work engagement demonstrated to play a full mediation effect between management capability and hospital performance and a partial mediation effect between authentic leadership and hospital performance. Practical implications: This study may be of use for public medical services providers in general and other services sectors in terms of the role authentic leadership and management resources can play in contributing to positive work-related outcomes at the individual and organisational levels. Originality/value: Considering the mainstream literature in health-care management, to the best of the authors\u2019 knowledge, this is the first study to date to integrate the impact of both authentic leadership and management capabilities in the public health-care sector. Further, the research model has not previously been introduced when taking into account the role that work engagement can play between the examined variables

Green inclusive leadership and employee green behaviors in the hotel industry: Does perceived green organizational support matter?

Building on theories of social exchange, social identity, social learning, and organizational support, this study examines the impact of green inclusive leadership (GIL) on employees’ green behaviors in the hotel industry. These behaviors were green innovative work behavior (GIWB), green service recovery performance, and green knowledge sharing behavior. Among the links proposed, perceived green organizational support (GOS) was employed as a mediating variable. Data in this study were collected from 436 hotel direct supervisors and employee dyads. Using structural equation modelling, the results suggest that GIL predicted GIWB, green service recovery performance, and green knowledge sharing behavior. Furthermore, perceived GOS was found to mediate the proposed relationships. Finally, implications for theory and practice are discussed in this study. © 2022 The AuthorsFAR004This research project has been financed by the research funds provided by the department of Economics at the university of Isnubria (Italy) under the funding scheme of “Leadership at the workplace in diverse types of organizations“. Funding reference: FAR004–NOVO-NORDISK, UA.00.02-2020 budget.This research project has been financed by the research funds provided by the department of Economics at the university of Isnubria (Italy) under the funding scheme of “Leadership at the workplace in diverse types of organizations“ . Funding reference: FAR004–NOVO-NORDISK , UA.00.02-2020 budget

Does employee relations climate mediate the effect of Islamic work ethics on organizational performance? Evidence from Qatar

Purpose Building on the resource-based view (RBV) and the theory of other orientation, this study aims to examine the association between Islamic work ethics (IWEs) and organizational performance highlighting the role of employee relations climate as an underlying mechanism. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected from 239 employees working in diverse sectors in the state of Qatar. Structural equation modeling of partial least squares was used to analyze the data of the study. Findings The results suggest that IWEs positively impact organizational performance and employee relations climate. Furthermore, employee relations climate demonstrated to play a mediating role in the IWEs-organizational performance link. Practical implications The study can be used by administrators pertaining to the importance of IWE and employee relations climate to cultivate higher organizational outcomes such as organizational performance. Originality/valueThis research is distinctive as it examines the connection between IWEs and organizational performance in Qatar, a country where the influence of Islamic values and beliefs on work ethics is profound. In addition, the research sheds light on a topic that has received little attention in the literature: the significance of the workplace climate in determining how IWEs affect organizational performance. Finally, the research integrates two important theoretical frameworks, the RBV and the theory of other orientation, to create a comprehensive model that explains the complex relationship between IWEs, employee relations climate and organizational performance