J Korean Acad Nurs.  2012 Feb;42(1):85-94. 10.4040/jkan.2012.42.1.85.

Effects of Nurses' Perception of Servant Leadership on Leader Effectiveness, Satisfaction and Additional Effort: Focused on the Mediating Effects of Leader Trust and Value Congruence

• Han SS
• Kim NE

• KMID: 1245161
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2012.42.1.85

Abstract

PURPOSE
This study was done to examine the effects of nurses' perception of servant leadership on leader effectiveness, satisfaction and promoting additional effort. The focus was the mediating effects of leader trust and value congruence.
METHODS
Data were collected from 361 RN-BSN students and nurses participating in nationally attended in-service training programs. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and structural analysis with SPSS 17.0 windows program and Amos 7.0.
RESULTS
Direct effects of nurses' perception of servant leadership were negative, but mediating effects of trust and value congruency were positively correlated with leader effectiveness, satisfaction and additional effort, that is servant leadership should be effective through mediating factors.
CONCLUSION
The study results indicate that if the middle managers of nurses can build leader trust and value congruency between nurses through servant leadership, leader effectiveness, satisfaction and additional effort on the part of the nurses could result in a positive change in the long term.

Keyword

Leadership; Attitude; Trust; Value

MeSH Terms

Adult
Attitude of Health Personnel
Female
Humans
*Leadership
Negotiating
Nurses/*psychology
Personal Satisfaction
Questionnaires
Trust

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  Figure 1 Conceptual framework.

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  Figure 2 Path diagram of model. *p<.05; **p<.01.

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