Relationship between adopting servant leadership style and employee commitment: Empirical evidence from Jordanian governmental hospitals

  • Received January 5, 2022;
    Accepted February 11, 2022;
    Published February 22, 2022
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    Atef Raoush
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    http://dx.doi.org/10.21511/ppm.20(1).2022.25
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    Volume 20 2022, Issue #1, pp. 299-309
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Businesses face a constant struggle in developing leaders who are devoted to serving and developing their people. Therefore, recognizing the link between servant leadership and employee commitment can help organizations establish a more positive working environment, leading to improved employee and organizational performance. This study aims to investigate the relationship between adopting servant leadership by hospital managers and employee commitment within Jordanian governmental hospitals. This paper employs a cross-sectional study design including a quantitative data collection method. Using a simple random sampling method, data were collected from 389 hospital staff employed by Jordanian governmental hospitals. The data were analyzed using Pearson (r) correlation coefficient with hypothesis testing. Research findings revealed a significant positive relationship between the adoption of a servant leadership style by government hospital managers and employee commitment (r = 0.633, Sig. < 0.01). Furthermore, the study showed that demographic variables including gender, age, education, and experience were not associated significantly with employee commitment. The study’s results can help hospital managers develop and practice servant leadership, who are expected to increase employee commitment and achieve organizational objectives.

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The publication of this study has been supported by the Deanship of Scientific Research and Graduate Studies at Philadelphia University – Jordan.

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