Does servant leadership affect work role performance via knowledge sharing and psychological empowerment?
VINE Journal of Information and Knowledge Management Systems
ISSN: 2059-5891
Article publication date: 6 August 2020
Issue publication date: 11 November 2021
Abstract
Purpose
This paper aims to examine how servant leaders play an essential role in employee work role performance by assessing the mediating role of knowledge sharing and psychological empowerment.
Design/methodology/approach
Data was collected from a sample of 583 employees working in a public sector organization in India. Structural equation modeling has been used to test the proposed model.
Findings
The results contribute to new knowledge that servant leadership has a positive link to work role performance. Findings demonstrate that this relationship was partially mediated by knowledge sharing and psychological empowerment. Knowledge sharing has a positive and significant effect on psychological empowerment. Theoretical and practical implications are provided.
Originality/value
By identifying servant leadership as a determinant of knowledge-sharing behavior and psychological empowerment, this paper significantly supplements current research on the process through which leadership influences individual behavior and motivation toward work performance.
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Acknowledgements
The authors thank Mr Vasumitra Arora, Retd. Chief Project Director of Uttar Pradesh- Participatory Forest Management and Poverty Alleviation Program, for providing insights and guidance that assisted the research. We also show our gratitude to the staff of Uttar Pradesh Forest Department for extending all the possible help for completing the research work in time.
Citation
Tripathi, D., Priyadarshi, P., Kumar, P. and Kumar, S. (2021), "Does servant leadership affect work role performance via knowledge sharing and psychological empowerment?", VINE Journal of Information and Knowledge Management Systems, Vol. 51 No. 5, pp. 792-812. https://doi.org/10.1108/VJIKMS-10-2019-0159
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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