Exploring the Relationship Between Leaders’ Core Self-Evaluations and Subordinates’ Perceptions of Servant Leadership: A Field Study
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
8-1-2016
Abstract
Recent developments in servant leadership theory exposed a gap in the research literature regarding traits that are important to servant leaders. Our study partially addresses this gap by examining the trait of core self-evaluations and its relationship to servant leadership and leader effectiveness. The results of our study indicate that leader’s core self-evaluations are positively related to followers’ perceptions of servant leadership and leader effectiveness, and the relationship between leaders’ core self-evaluations and leader effectiveness is fully mediated by servant leadership. The results add support to current servant leadership theory by confirming the role that core self-evaluations play in servant leader emergence, and extend the research on core self-evaluations as it relates to leader performance.
Publication Title
Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies
Volume
23
Issue
3
First Page
260
Last Page
271
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.1177/1548051815621257
ISSN
15480518
E-ISSN
19397089
Citation Information
Flynn, Smither, J. W., & Walker, A. G. (2016). Exploring the Relationship Between Leaders’ Core Self-Evaluations and Subordinates’ Perceptions of Servant Leadership: A Field Study. Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies, 23(3), 260–271. https://doi.org/10.1177/1548051815621257