Inam Aneeq, Ho Jo Ann, Sheikh Adnan Ahmed, Shafqat Marium, Najam Usama
School of Business and Economics at Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia.
Air University Multan Campus, Multan, Pakistan.
Curr Psychol. 2023;42(5):3596-3609. doi: 10.1007/s12144-021-01697-5. Epub 2021 Apr 13.
Leadership and its connection with social sustainability are frequently prescribed for effective management. Integrating self-leadership among the employees is an emerging area to focus on empowering an organization. The principal objective of this study was to empirically investigate the impact of self-leadership on normative commitment and work performance through the mediating role of work engagement. This phenomenon of self-leadership was explained by using the theoretical lens of the social cognitive theory and intrinsic motivation theory. Data was collected from 318 employees who worked in the telecom sector in Pakistan and analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) AMOS. The findings revealed that in the presence of self-leadership, employee's work engagement, commitment to the organization, and overall work performance elevated significantly. Furthermore, the results also illustrated the occurrence of two significant mediating paths. First, the mediating role of work engagement in the relationship between self-leadership and normative commitment, and second, the mediation of work engagement in the relationship between self-leadership and work performance. The findings of the study significantly contribute practically, and theoretically to the existing literature.
领导力及其与社会可持续性的联系常常被认为是有效管理的必要条件。在员工中融入自我领导力是一个新兴领域，其重点在于增强组织的能力。本研究的主要目的是通过工作投入的中介作用，实证研究自我领导力对规范承诺和工作绩效的影响。运用社会认知理论和内在动机理论的理论视角来解释自我领导力这一现象。数据收集自巴基斯坦电信部门的318名员工，并使用结构方程模型（SEM）AMOS进行分析。研究结果表明，在存在自我领导力的情况下，员工的工作投入、对组织的承诺以及整体工作绩效显著提高。此外，结果还显示出两条显著的中介路径。第一，工作投入在自我领导力与规范承诺关系中的中介作用；第二，工作投入在自我领导力与工作绩效关系中的中介作用。该研究结果在实践和理论上对现有文献都有显著贡献。
