The Effects of Servant Leadership on the Socio-moral Climate of Catholic Parishes and the Spiritual Well-being of Followers

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dc.contributor.advisorSteinheider, Brigitte
dc.contributor.authorOkonkwo, Jovita
dc.contributor.committeeMemberRay, William
dc.contributor.committeeMemberForsyth, Patrick
dc.contributor.committeeMemberAdams, Curt
dc.contributor.committeeMemberJohnson, Chad
dc.date.accessioned2015-08-19T12:40:30Z
dc.date.available2015-08-19T12:40:30Z
dc.date.issued2015-08-14
dc.date.manuscript2015-08-14
dc.description.abstractThis study investigated the effects of followers’ perceived servant leadership orientation of their leaders on the socio-moral climate of organizations and the spiritual well-being of followers in a non-profit/religious setting. Data were collected from 354 parish staff and volunteers of 53 Catholic parishes in the dioceses of Oklahoma City and Tulsa. Structural equation modeling showed good fit indices for the hypothesized model. Results showed a strong relationship between servant leadership and socio-moral climate, as well as a direct positive relationship between servant leadership and spiritual well-being. Socio-moral climate was positively related to spiritual well-being. The effect of servant leadership on followers’ spiritual well-being was partially mediated by socio-moral climate. In addition, socio-moral climate moderated the relationship between servant leadership and spiritual well-being, indicating that the effect of servant leadership on spiritual well-being was higher when socio-moral climate was evaluated positively. This study contributes to a better understanding of how leadership can affect, directly and indirectly, followers’ well-being, and demonstrates the importance of the organizational context as a means to shape followers’ behavior and organizational outcomes.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11244/15532
dc.languageen_USen_US
dc.subjectPsychologyen_US
dc.subjectOrganizational Studiesen_US
dc.subjectLeadership Studiesen_US
dc.thesis.degreePh.D.en_US
dc.titleThe Effects of Servant Leadership on the Socio-moral Climate of Catholic Parishes and the Spiritual Well-being of Followersen_US
ou.groupOtheren_US

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