Examining the influence of servant and entrepreneurial leadership on the work outcomes of employees in social enterprises

The present study examines the relative influence of two distinct leadership styles, servant leadership and entrepreneurial leadership, on the organizational commitment and innovative behavior of employees working in social enterprises. Analyzing data from 169 employees and 42 social entrepreneurs,...

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Published inInternational journal of human resource management Vol. 29; no. 20; pp. 2905 - 2926
Main Authors Newman, Alexander, Neesham, Cristina, Manville, Graham, Tse, Herman H. M.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Routledge 13.11.2018
Taylor & Francis LLC
Subjects
Behavior
Employee attitude
Employees
entrepreneurial leadership
Entrepreneurs
Human resource management
Individual differences
innovative behavior
Innovative behaviour
Leadership
Leadership style
Organizational commitment
Self-efficacy
Servant leadership
Social enterprise
Social entrepreneurship
Social motivation
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Summary:The present study examines the relative influence of two distinct leadership styles, servant leadership and entrepreneurial leadership, on the organizational commitment and innovative behavior of employees working in social enterprises. Analyzing data from 169 employees and 42 social entrepreneurs, we found that, although servant leadership was positively related to followers' organizational commitment, the relationship between entrepreneurial leadership and organizational commitment was insignificant. In contrast, whilst we found evidence that entrepreneurial leadership was positively related to followers' innovative behavior, the relationship between servant leadership and employees' innovative behavior was insignificant. Our research contributes to the underdeveloped literature on leadership in social enterprises by exploring the relative effectiveness of different leadership styles (namely an entrepreneurial leadership style and a servant leadership style) in promoting follower work attitudes and behaviors in social enterprises. In addition, our research demonstrates the importance of leadership over and above followers' individual differences such as pro-social motivation and creative self-efficacy.
ISSN:0958-5192
1466-4399
DOI:10.1080/09585192.2017.1359792