Assessing the impact of servant leadership on employee engagement through the mediating role of self-efficacy in the Pakistani banking sector

The purpose of conducting this research is to investigate the impact of servant leadership (SL) on employee engagement (EE) through the mediating role of self-efficacy (SE) among Pakistani bank employees. The literature suggests that servant leadership leads to increased self-efficiency, which in tu...

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Autores principales: Sobia Zeeshan, Siew Imm Ng, Jo Ann Ho, Amer Hamzah Jantan
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:975656e712c74596b3e4c5f59da3cda52021-12-02T18:00:21ZAssessing the impact of servant leadership on employee engagement through the mediating role of self-efficacy in the Pakistani banking sector2331-197510.1080/23311975.2021.1963029https://doaj.org/article/975656e712c74596b3e4c5f59da3cda52021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311975.2021.1963029https://doaj.org/toc/2331-1975The purpose of conducting this research is to investigate the impact of servant leadership (SL) on employee engagement (EE) through the mediating role of self-efficacy (SE) among Pakistani bank employees. The literature suggests that servant leadership leads to increased self-efficiency, which in turn enhances employee engagement. However, the direct and indirect relationship between this leadership style and employee engagement remains under-researched. The purpose of this research was therefore to investigate the impact of servant leadership on Pakistani bank employees’ engagement through the mediating role of self-efficacy. Survey data was collected from public and private bank employees using the multistage sampling method. Data analysis using SmartPLS revealed that servant leadership has a direct positive impact on employee engagement. The mediating role of self-efficacy between this relationship was also found to be positive and significant, in line with the conservation of resources theory. Thus, bank managers should practice servant leadership in interacting with their employees to improve the latter’s involvement in their jobs.Sobia ZeeshanSiew Imm NgJo Ann HoAmer Hamzah JantanTaylor & Francis Grouparticlebanking sectoremployee engagementself-efficacyservant leadershipBusinessHF5001-6182Management. Industrial managementHD28-70ENCogent Business & Management, Vol 8, Iss 1 (2021)
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topic banking sector
employee engagement
self-efficacy
servant leadership
Business
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employee engagement
self-efficacy
servant leadership
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Management. Industrial management
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Sobia Zeeshan
Siew Imm Ng
Jo Ann Ho
Amer Hamzah Jantan
Assessing the impact of servant leadership on employee engagement through the mediating role of self-efficacy in the Pakistani banking sector
description The purpose of conducting this research is to investigate the impact of servant leadership (SL) on employee engagement (EE) through the mediating role of self-efficacy (SE) among Pakistani bank employees. The literature suggests that servant leadership leads to increased self-efficiency, which in turn enhances employee engagement. However, the direct and indirect relationship between this leadership style and employee engagement remains under-researched. The purpose of this research was therefore to investigate the impact of servant leadership on Pakistani bank employees’ engagement through the mediating role of self-efficacy. Survey data was collected from public and private bank employees using the multistage sampling method. Data analysis using SmartPLS revealed that servant leadership has a direct positive impact on employee engagement. The mediating role of self-efficacy between this relationship was also found to be positive and significant, in line with the conservation of resources theory. Thus, bank managers should practice servant leadership in interacting with their employees to improve the latter’s involvement in their jobs.
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title Assessing the impact of servant leadership on employee engagement through the mediating role of self-efficacy in the Pakistani banking sector
title_short Assessing the impact of servant leadership on employee engagement through the mediating role of self-efficacy in the Pakistani banking sector
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