LINKING SERVANT LEADERSHIP TO ORGANIZATIONAL CITIZENSHIP BEHAVIOR AMONG UNIVERSITY ACADEMIC STAFF: A MEDIATING ROLE OF ORGANIZATIONAL CLIMATE FOR CREATIVITY

Authors

  • Kizito Ifunanya Okonkwo Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka
  • Emmanuel Ntomchukwu Ezechukwu Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka
  • Jane Ogechukwu Okonkwo Department of Early Childhood and Primary Education, Faculty of Education, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka

Keywords:

Servant Leadership, Organizational climate for creativity, organizational citizenship behavior

Abstract

 Objectives: this study aimed to expand research regarding the role of servant leadership (SL) on organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) as little studies have examine SL – OCB relationship in the OCB literature, especially in academic sector. Additionally, little or no research has examined the explanatory pathways linking SL with OCB. The present study examined whether organizational climate for creativity (OCC) mediates the relationship between SL and OCB.

Method: Academic staff (N = 358; mean age = 38.29 years) randomly selected from three public universities located in Southeast Nigeria, completed the servant leadership scale,  organizational climate for creativity scale, and organizational citizenship behavior scale and provided relevant demographic information.

Results: Analysis indicated that SL was positively and significantly linked to OCB. The mediator path was significant which implies that OCC was a pathway through which SL influences OCB. Conclusion: perception of OCC is an important avenue through which SL exert great influence on lecturer’s tendency to exhibit OCB in their academic jobs in the university.

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Published

18-07-2023

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 3 (2023): NNADIEBUBE JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

Section

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