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<p>The main aim of the study to find out whether organizational commitment has any mediation effect on the relationship between servant leadership and organizational citizenship behavior. Data was collected from 432 managers and staff of private commercial banks in Bangladesh. The respondents were selected using the convenience sampling technique. Structural equation modeling was used for analyzing the collected data. The study reveals that servant leadership has a direct influence on organizational commitment and organizational citizenship behavior, as well as organizational commitment has a direct impact on organizational citizenship behavior. It is also revealed that the relationship between servant leadership and organizational commitment is partially mediated by organizational commitment. The main implication of the study is that employees’ organizational citizenship behavior can be improved by servant leadership of managers through the indirect effect of organizational commitment of employees. The study also pinpoints some limitations as well as future research directions.</p>
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The main aim of the study to find out whether organizational commitment has any mediation effect on the relationship between servant leadership and organizational citizenship behavior. Data was collected from 432 managers and staff of private commercial banks in Bangladesh. The respondents were selected using the convenience sampling technique. Structural equation modeling was used for analyzing the collected data. The study reveals that servant leadership has a direct influence on organizational commitment and organizational citizenship behavior, as well as organizational commitment has a direct impact on organizational citizenship behavior. It is also revealed that the relationship between servant leadership and organizational commitment is partially mediated by organizational commitment. The main implication of the study is that employees’ organizational citizenship behavior can be improved by servant leadership of managers through the indirect effect of organizational commitment of employees. The study also pinpoints some limitations as well as future research directions.

The Influence of Servant Leadership on Organizational Citizenship Behavior: the Mediating Effect of Organizational Commitment

South East European Journal of Economics and Business

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The main aim of the study to find out whether organizational commitment has any mediation effect on the relationship between servant leadership and...

The Influence of Servant Leadership on Organizational Citizenship Behavior: the Mediating Effect of Organizational Commitment

Data publikacji: 12 lip 2021

Zakres stron: 70 - 83

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jeb-2021-0006

Słowa kluczowe
Organizational commitment, Servant Leadership, Organizational citizenship behavior, Mediation

© 2021 Mohammad Harisur Rahman Howladar et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

The Influence of Servant Leadership on Organizational Citizenship Behavior: the Mediating Effect of Organizational Commitment

Data publikacji: 12 lip 2021

Zakres stron: 70 - 83

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jeb-2021-0006

Słowa kluczoweOrganizational commitment, Servant Leadership, Organizational citizenship behavior, Mediation

© 2021 Mohammad Harisur Rahman Howladar et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Słowa kluczowe
Organizational commitment, Servant Leadership, Organizational citizenship behavior, Mediation