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Han H, Zhang X. Servant leadership and project success: the mediating roles of team learning orientation and team agility. Front Psychol 2024; 15:1417604. [PMID: 39149700 PMCID: PMC11324567 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1417604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2024] [Accepted: 07/22/2024] [Indexed: 08/17/2024] Open
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Drawing from social learning theory, this study aims to explore the mediating effects of team learning orientation and team agility on the relationship between servant leadership and project success in the context of construction projects. Based on data collected from 306 construction project members in China, the findings reveal that servant leadership exerts a positive influence on project success. Additionally, servant leadership significantly enhances both team learning orientation and team agility, which in turn contribute to project success. Furthermore, the results demonstrate the serial and parallel mediating roles of team learning orientation and team agility between servant leadership and project success. Theoretical and practical implications were also provided based on the findings.
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- Huibin Han
- School of Economics and Management, Liaoning University of Technology, Jinzhou, Liaoning, China
- SolBridge International School of Business, Woosong University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- School of Economics and Management, Liaoning University of Technology, Jinzhou, Liaoning, China
- SolBridge International School of Business, Woosong University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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Cai M, Wang M, Cheng J. The Effect of Servant Leadership on Work Engagement: The Role of Employee Resilience and Organizational Support. Behav Sci (Basel) 2024; 14:300. [PMID: 38667096 PMCID: PMC11047623 DOI: 10.3390/bs14040300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2024] [Revised: 03/31/2024] [Accepted: 04/02/2024] [Indexed: 04/29/2024] Open
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Employees suffer from low resources in the workplace because of multiple work roles in project-based organization (PBO). Based on the conservation of resources theory (COR), this study identifies both employee resilience and organizational support as critical personal and job resources. It then examines how servant leadership enhances employee work engagement in PBO through the mediating roles of employee resilience and organizational support. This study uses a questionnaire-based quantitative research design to collect data from 437 employees in PBO. The collected data were analyzed by partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) to test hypotheses. The research findings indicate that servant leadership positively affects work engagement. Additionally, the relationship between servant leadership and work engagement is mediated by employee resilience and organizational support. This study deepens the understanding of how servant leadership promotes work engagement in PBO by providing personal and job resources. The findings deepen our understanding of how servant leadership enhances work engagement in PBO. The findings also provide implications for PBO to enhance sustainable well-being at work and organizational productivity.
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- School of Economics and Management, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China; (M.C.); (M.W.)
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Zainab N, Mehmood S, Amna Shafiq-Ur-Rehman, Munir A, Tanveer ZI, Nisa ZU, Imran M, Javed MT, Chaudhary HJ. Health risk assessment and bioaccumulation of potentially toxic metals from water, soil, and forages near coal mines of district Chakwal, Punjab, Pakistan. ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY AND HEALTH 2023; 45:5441-5466. [PMID: 37029254 DOI: 10.1007/s10653-023-01531-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2022] [Accepted: 03/03/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Water, forages, and soil contamination with potentially toxic metals (PTMs) through anthropogenic activities has become a significant environmental concern. It is crucial to find out the level of PTMs in water, soil, and forages near industrial areas. The PTMs enter the body of living organisms through these sources and have become a potential risk for humans and animals. Therefore, the present study aims at the health risk assessment of PTMs and their accumulation in soil, water, and forages of three tehsils (Kallar Kahar, Choa Saidan Shah, and Chakwal) in district Chakwal. Samples of wastewater, soil, and forages were collected from various sites of district Chakwal. PTMs detected in the present study were cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr), lead (Pb), zinc (Zn), cobalt (Co), copper (Cu), and nickel (Ni), and their levels were measured through atomic absorption spectrophotometer (AAs GF95 graphite furnace auto sampler). Pollution load index (PLI), bio concentration factor (BCF), soil enrichment factors (EF), daily intake value (DIM), and health risk index (HRI) in sheep, cow, and buffalo were also analyzed. The results revealed that the mean concentration (mg/L) of Cd (0.72-0.91 mg/L), Cr (1.84-2.23 mg/L), Pb (0.95-3.22 mg/L), Co (0.74-2.93 mg/L), Cu (0.84-1.96 mg/L), and Ni (1.39-4.39 mg/L) in wastewater samples was higher than permissible limits set by WHO, NEQS, WWF, USEPA, and Pakistan in all three tehsils of district Chakwal. Similarly, in soil samples, concentrations of Cd (1.21-1.95 mg/kg), Cr (38.1-56.4 mg/kg), and Ni (28.3-55.9 mg/kg) were higher than their respective threshold values. The mean concentration of PTMs in forage samples (Parthenium hysterophorus, Mentha spicata, Justicia adhatoda, Calotropis procera, Xanthium strumarium, Amaranthaceae sp.) showed that maximum values of Cd (5.35-7.55 mg/kg), Cr (5.47-7.51 mg/kg), Pb (30-36 mg/kg), and Ni (12.6-57.5 mg/kg) were beyond their safe limit set for forages. PLI, BCF, and EF were > 1.0 for almost all the PTMs. The DIM and HRI for sheep were less than < 1.0 but for cows and buffalo were > 1.0. The current study showed that soil, water, and forages near coal mines area are contaminated with PTMs which enter the food chain and pose significant harm to humans and animals. In order to prevent their dangerous concentration in the food chain, regular assessment of PTMs present in soil, forages, irrigating water, and food is recommended.
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- Nida Zainab
- Department of Plant Sciences, Quaid-I-Azam University, Islamabad, 45320, Pakistan
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- Department of Plant Sciences, Quaid-I-Azam University, Islamabad, 45320, Pakistan
- Department of Environmental Sciences, Comsats University Islamabad, Vehari, 61100, Pakistan
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- Department of Plant Sciences, Quaid-I-Azam University, Islamabad, 45320, Pakistan
- Department of Department of Botany, University of Okara, Okara, 53900, Pakistan
- Department of Botany, Rawalpindi Women University, 6Th Road Satellite Town, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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- Department of Plant Sciences, Quaid-I-Azam University, Islamabad, 45320, Pakistan
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- Cotton Research Institute, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Comsats University Islamabad, Vehari, 61100, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, Government College University, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan
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Kortantamer D. Distributed Leadership in Projects: The Contributions of Stakeholders. PROJECT MANAGEMENT JOURNAL 2023. [DOI: 10.1177/87569728221143049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/11/2023]
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This article examines how stakeholders contribute to leading a project. Using a longitudinal study of a project embedded in a public project portfolio, the article uncovers a leadership configuration in which project portfolio and project actors come together in four patterns: top-down influence, transactional exchange, pooled leadership, and co-leadership. This configuration reveals integrated leadership units, the possibility of senior managers to both constrain and channel project manager contributions, and a wider variety of leadership patterns in horizontal and vertical relationships. These insights offer a more comprehensive account of distributed leadership that contributes to the development of leadership capacity in projects.
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Tian Z, Tang C, Akram F, Khan ML, Chuadhry MA. Negative Work Attitudes and Task Performance: Mediating Role of Knowledge Hiding and Moderating Role of Servant Leadership. Front Psychol 2022; 13:963696. [PMID: 35959060 PMCID: PMC9361050 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.963696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2022] [Accepted: 06/20/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a global crisis that particularly hit employment globally. Due to the economic crisis, many small businesses attempted to minimise their expenses by either closing or downsizing. During such organisational situations, the employees face negative workplace attitudes that lead to knowledge hiding and affect team performance. This study examines negative attitudes and their effect on team performance. Further, this study examines the mediating effect of knowledge hiding and moderating the role of servant leadership. Through a multi-time data collection approach, the authors obtained 363 responses from the education sector in China during the COVID-19 pandemic. PROCESS Hayes model 1 and 4 were used for mediation and moderation analysis. Results show that job insecurity, cynicism, and role stress are significant forces behind knowledge-hiding behaviour. Furthermore, the knowledge hiding behaviour adversely affects task performance. Servant leadership shows a buffering effect on knowledge hiding behaviour caused by negative workplace attitudes. This is one of the first studies in the South Asian environment to examine the association between employees’ negative attitudes and task performance using knowledge hiding as a mediator and servant leadership as a moderator in the COVID-19 scenario. Lastly, the paper concludes with a consideration of its theoretical, practical implication and future direction.
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- Zailan Tian
- School of Management, Guangdong Polytechnic Normal University, Guangzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Zailan Tian,
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- School of Management, Guangdong Polytechnic Normal University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Business Administration, University of Prince Mugrin, Madina, Saudi Arabia
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Nauman S, Musawir AU, Malik SZ, Munir H. Servant Leadership and Project Success: Unleashing the Missing Links of Work Engagement, Project Work Withdrawal, and Project Identification. PROJECT MANAGEMENT JOURNAL 2022. [DOI: 10.1177/87569728221087161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Employing self-determination and social identification theories, we examined how servant leadership, which focuses on employees’ needs, influences project success. Based on 453 responses from project team leader–project team member dyads working in a single organization, our findings suggest that servant leadership enhances project success predominantly by mitigating project work withdrawal, rather than accentuating work engagement. Additionally, when team members’ project identification is high, the servant leadership–work engagement relationship is weakened, whereas the servant leadership–project work withdrawal relationship is strengthened. We contribute to the nascent literature that positions servant leadership as an effective style in the project context.
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- Shazia Nauman
- Riphah School of Business and Management, Riphah International University, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Riphah School of Business and Management, Riphah International University, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Institute of Business Administration, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Hailey College of Commerce, University of the Punjab Lahore, Pakistan
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Azila-Gbettor EM. Servant leadership and customer OCB: moderation effect of altruistic values amongst family hotels employees. JOURNAL OF FAMILY BUSINESS MANAGEMENT 2022. [DOI: 10.1108/jfbm-08-2021-0083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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PurposeThe paper investigates the moderating model of servant leadership (SL), customer citizenship behaviour (CCB) and Altruistic Work Value (AWV) among employees of 1-star and 2-star rated family hotels in Ghana.Design/methodology/approachFour hundred and fifty-two (452) respondents took part in the study. The respondents were selected using a convenient sampling technique and completed a self-reported questionnaire. Data were analysed using Partial Least Square Based Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM).FindingsResults of the study reveal that SL positively predicts customers’ Organisational Citizenship Behaviours (OCB). In addition, AWVs (1) directly influence customer OCB and (2) further moderate the nexus of SL and customer OCB.Practical implicationsManagement of 1-star and 2-star family hotels should continuously monitor and evaluate employees' AWVs so that such behaviours can be constantly reinforced to retain them within their enterprise.Originality/valueThis paper is one of the pioneers to have tested a model including SL, OCB-C and AWVs in a family hotel context.
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Zada M, Zada S, Khan J, Saeed I, Zhang YJ, Vega-Muñoz A, Salazar-Sepúlveda G. Does Servant Leadership Control Psychological Distress in Crisis? Moderation and Mediation Mechanism. Psychol Res Behav Manag 2022; 15:607-622. [PMID: 35310833 PMCID: PMC8926009 DOI: 10.2147/prbm.s354093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2021] [Accepted: 02/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Purpose This study aims to investigate the impact of servant leadership on the psychological distress of healthcare staff during the Covid-19 crisis. The authors propose that work engagement mediates and mindfulness moderates the direct relationship between servant leadership and psychological distress. Methods Time-lagged data were collected from 277 healthcare staff working at different hospitals in Pakistan. Process Macro version 3.1 on SPSS 23 was used for statistical analysis. For model fitness, we used AMOS V 22. Results The results show that servant leadership is negatively related to psychological distress. Furthermore, work engagement mediates the relationship between servant leadership and psychological distress. Moreover, mindfulness is anticipated to moderate the direct relationship between servant leadership and psychological distress, drawing on the social exchange and conservation of resources theory. Discussion This study finds that servant leadership is vital for the mental health of healthcare staff. Thus, it extends the utility of the concept of servant leadership to the psychology and crisis management literature.
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- Muhammad Zada
- Business School Henan University, Kaifeng, 475000, People’s Republic of China
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- Business School Henan University, Kaifeng, 475000, People’s Republic of China
- Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Management Sciences, Ilma University, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Business Administration, Iqra National University, Peshawar, Pakistan
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- IBMS, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan
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- Business School Henan University, Kaifeng, 475000, People’s Republic of China
- Correspondence: Yong Jun Zhang, Business School Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan, 475000, People’s Republic of China, Email
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- Public Policy Observatory, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Santiago, 7500912, Chile
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Industrial, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción, Concepción, 4090541, Chile
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Nauman S, Bhatti SH, Imam H, Khan MS. How Servant Leadership Drives Project Team Performance Through Collaborative Culture and Knowledge Sharing. PROJECT MANAGEMENT JOURNAL 2021. [DOI: 10.1177/87569728211037777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Drawing on social learning theory, this research compared and tested how two distinct mediating mechanisms—collaborative culture and knowledge sharing—influence the servant leadership–project team performance relationship. Survey data were collected from 275 employees representing 70 project teams, and multilevel structural equation modeling was adopted to test the hypotheses. The findings indicated that collaborative culture fully mediates, whereas knowledge sharing does not mediate, the servant leadership–project team performance relationship. These findings reveal collaborative culture as the intervening mechanism that translates servant leadership to project team performance. For project-based organizations, the research puts forth theoretical and practical implications.
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- Shazia Nauman
- Riphah School of Business & Management, Riphah International University, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Riphah School of Business & Management, Riphah International University, Lahore, Pakistan
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