Servant leaders inspire servant followers: Antecedents and outcomes for employees and the organization

• Published in: The Leadership quarterly Vol. 24; no. 2; pp. 316 - 331
• Main Authors: Hunter, Emily M., Neubert, Mitchell J., Perry, Sara Jansen, Witt, L.A., Penney, Lisa M., Weinberger, Evan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier Inc 01.04.2013; Elsevier Science Ltd
• Subjects: Consumers; Employee turnover; Helping Behavior; Leadership; Organizational behavior; Perceptions; Personality; Personality traits; Retail stores; Servant leadership; Service climate; Social Influence; Studies; Turnover intentions; United States > US; Turnover intentions; Servant leadership; Personality; Helping behavior; Service climate

Despite widespread adoption of servant leadership, we are only beginning to understand its true utility across multiple organizational levels. Our purpose was to test the relationship between personality, servant leadership, and critical follower and organizational outcomes. Using a social influence...