2014
DOI: 10.1108/jwl-09-2013-0066
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Leadership styles to engage employees: evidence from human service organizations in Italy

Abstract: Purpose – This study aims to examine the relationship between work engagement and leadership styles in human service organizations (HSOs). Specifically two leadership styles are investigated that are: participative and instrumental leadership style. Design/methodology/approach – A questionnaire was used for data collection, and analysis of data were carried out using descriptive statistics and regression analysis. … Show more

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“…Hence, S. E. Usadolo and Usadolo (2019) and Rubin (1993) (Caesens et al, 2014). The present study is also consistent with Sarti's (2014) finding that a participative leadership style shows a significant and positive correlation with the absorption dimension of employee engagement in human service organizations in Italy.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 91%
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“…Hence, S. E. Usadolo and Usadolo (2019) and Rubin (1993) (Caesens et al, 2014). The present study is also consistent with Sarti's (2014) finding that a participative leadership style shows a significant and positive correlation with the absorption dimension of employee engagement in human service organizations in Italy.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 91%
“…Some of the positive workplace behaviors are that participative leadership increases employees' participation and development (Sarti, 2014), and employees' voices are recognized as they are consulted before decisions are made related to their work (Madsen, 2018). As such, employees develop a feeling of being heard and valued for their contributions by their supervisors and managers in the organization (Yoerger et al, 2015).…”
Section: Participative Leadershipmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…According to Daft (2014), leadership means a relationship between followers and leaders where both influence each other and lead to revolutionizing and outcomes that reveal their shared objectives. Literature shows that one of the leading typologies of leadership is the Bass's one (Sarti, 2014;Yahaya & Ebrahim, 2016). Bass (1990) leadership consists of two dimensions such as transformational leadership and transactional leadership.…”
Section: Literature Reviewmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Managers should adopt a participative leadership style because it is a consultative leadership style. Though this style of leadership, versatility and innovation can be concocted in the problem-solving process [27].…”
Section: Participative Leadershipmentioning
confidence: 99%