Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between gratitude and transformational leadership among university teachers. The study also intended to investigate the mediating effect of social intelligence (SI) on this relationship between gratitude and leadership. Design/methodology/approach Correlation and regression are used to analyze the relationship between gratitude, SI and leadership. Mediating effect of SI is accessed using Baron and Kenny’s (1986) method and bootstrapping technique. Findings Findings reveal positive relationship between gratitude and teacher leadership. SI is also found to mediate partially. The paper also discusses practical implications, limitations and scope for future researchers. Originality/value This is one of the pioneer studies that explore the role of gratitude in leadership development. Findings of the study will guide educational administrators to become more effective and efficient leaders.
Rough estimates by some business magazines reported attrition in e-commerce startups in India around 50%. Acknowledging the gravity of the issue, researchers and practitioners have started to investigate various interventions to negate the intention to leave the organization. The primary objective of this study is to explore the relationship between gratitude and turnover intention among employees of e-commerce startups. The study also investigates the mediating effect of organizational citizenship behavior on the relationship between the three constructs of gratitude and employee turnover intentions. The findings reported a significant negative three dimensions of gratitude with turnover intentions. Organizational citizenship behaviour is also reported to mediate partially the relationship of gratitude and turnover intentions.
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