The effect of servant leadership on the organizational citizenship behavior of instructors in public universities in Amhara region

AbstractThe purpose of this study was to examine the effect of servant leadership on the organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) of instructors in public universities in Amhara region. An explanatory sequential mixed research design was employed. The size of the population was 2170. Of these, 338...

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Main Author: Shimelis Mesfin
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Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2023-12-01
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311975.2023.2288711
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description AbstractThe purpose of this study was to examine the effect of servant leadership on the organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) of instructors in public universities in Amhara region. An explanatory sequential mixed research design was employed. The size of the population was 2170. Of these, 338 instructors were taken into the sample using Yamane’s (1973) formula. Questionnaires and interviews were used to collect the data. Both quantitative and qualitative analysis techniques were used to analyze the data. The results obtained through the questionnaire and interview revealed that servant leadership and OCB were practiced moderately in the universities. There was a positive and statistically significant relationship between servant leadership and OCB with a standardized correlation coefficient (r = .578) by the critical ratio test greater than ± 1.96 at p < .05.Thus, 33.4 % of the variance in OCB was predicted by servant leadership with standardized regression coefficient (β =.578) at p < .05.The result of one way ANOVA indicated that significant differences were observed among instructors in their perception of servant leadership and OCB. Based on the finding of this study, it is concluded that servant leadership had a significant effect on the OCB of instructors. Therefore, it is suggested to improve the implementation of servant leadership and OCB.
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spelling doaj.art-36d3e52087054a61957019f4fcb0f0162024-04-16T18:32:50ZengTaylor & Francis GroupCogent Business & Management2331-19752023-12-0111110.1080/23311975.2023.2288711The effect of servant leadership on the organizational citizenship behavior of instructors in public universities in Amhara regionShimelis Mesfin0Educational Policy and Leadership, University of Gondar, Gondar, EthiopiaAbstractThe purpose of this study was to examine the effect of servant leadership on the organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) of instructors in public universities in Amhara region. An explanatory sequential mixed research design was employed. The size of the population was 2170. Of these, 338 instructors were taken into the sample using Yamane’s (1973) formula. Questionnaires and interviews were used to collect the data. Both quantitative and qualitative analysis techniques were used to analyze the data. The results obtained through the questionnaire and interview revealed that servant leadership and OCB were practiced moderately in the universities. There was a positive and statistically significant relationship between servant leadership and OCB with a standardized correlation coefficient (r = .578) by the critical ratio test greater than ± 1.96 at p < .05.Thus, 33.4 % of the variance in OCB was predicted by servant leadership with standardized regression coefficient (β =.578) at p < .05.The result of one way ANOVA indicated that significant differences were observed among instructors in their perception of servant leadership and OCB. Based on the finding of this study, it is concluded that servant leadership had a significant effect on the OCB of instructors. Therefore, it is suggested to improve the implementation of servant leadership and OCB.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311975.2023.2288711instructorsorganizational citizenship behaviorpublic universitiesservant leadership
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The effect of servant leadership on the organizational citizenship behavior of instructors in public universities in Amhara region
Cogent Business & Management
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organizational citizenship behavior
public universities
servant leadership
title The effect of servant leadership on the organizational citizenship behavior of instructors in public universities in Amhara region
title_full The effect of servant leadership on the organizational citizenship behavior of instructors in public universities in Amhara region
title_fullStr The effect of servant leadership on the organizational citizenship behavior of instructors in public universities in Amhara region
title_full_unstemmed The effect of servant leadership on the organizational citizenship behavior of instructors in public universities in Amhara region
title_short The effect of servant leadership on the organizational citizenship behavior of instructors in public universities in Amhara region
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organizational citizenship behavior
public universities
servant leadership
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