The riddle of self-centered leadership in Arab organizations: a measurement scale

Abstract

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to develop a scale to empirically measure the self-centered leadership SCL pattern in Arab organizations.Design/methodology/approachThis paper depends on two Egyptian samples. It has conducted exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis and multiple regression analyses to generate the proposed SCL measurement scale.FindingsThe analyses have revealed that the new measurement scale is valid and reliable. They have also confirmed the multidimensional structure of the self-centered leadership construct.Originality/valueThe Arab leadership literature is in short of scales which take into consideration the specialties of the Arab cultures. Therefore, this study fills a lacuna in international research which examines Arab leadership behaviors from a culture-bound perspective.