Leadership Culture Research Articles

Investigating the Mediating Role of Organizational Commitment in the Relationship between Leadership, Motivation, Organizational Culture, and Work Discipline

This research aims to determine and analyze the influence of leadership, motivation, and organizational culture on employee work discipline with organizational commitment as an intervening variable at MAN Tulungagung, East Java, Indonesia. The research method is quantitative with an explanatory research approach with a survey approach. Research data was taken from 79 teachers who were the sample for this research. This research analyzes data using multiple regression analysis. The results of the research show that 1) leadership has a significant effect on organizational commitment; 2) Organizational culture has a significant effect on organizational commitment; 3) Leadership has a significant effect on work discipline; 4) Organizational culture has a significant effect on work discipline; 5) Leadership has an indirect effect on work discipline through organizational commitment, which means there is a mediating influence. So, organizational commitment can mediate between organizational culture and work discipline. Organizational culture has an indirect effect on work discipline through organizational commitment, which means there is no mediating influence. So, organizational commitment cannot be a mediating variable between organizational culture and work discipline.

Transforming Leadership, Effective Communication, And Patient Safety Culture: The Role Of Trust Among Hospital X East Jakarta Nurses

The importance of leadership and communication styles in upholding a safety culture in a health service. This research aims to analyse the influence of transformational leadership effective communication on patient safety culture with trust as mediation in nursing personnel in general hospital X. This study used a questionnaire involving 98 respondents with a cross-sectional quantitative research design using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) with Smart Partial Least Square (PLS) software. The results of the study found that transformational leadership has a significant effect on patient safety culture, then effective communication has a significant effect on patient safety culture. Where the highest dimension of transformational leadership is inspirational motivation (89.9%), the highest dimension of effective communication is context (86.8%), the highest dimension in patient safety culture is a non-punitive response to error incidents (79.6%), while the highest dimension of trust is integrity (85.5%). The research concludes that transformational leadership and effective communication exert influence on trust-mediated patient safety culture

Exploring mid-level leaders’ perceptions of organisational culture at cash management company

Orientation: Mid-level leadership has an important role to play in driving organisational culture for effective organisational functioning.Research purpose: This study aimed to examine the perceptions of mid-level leaders in a cash management company in South Africa on their influence on organisational culture.Motivation for the study: While studies have been conducted on leadership and organisational culture within various sectors of the South African economy, the cash management industry has been commonly overlooked, despite the essential role played by these organisations.Research approach/design and method: This study followed a qualitative research approach. A purposive sample of 12 mid-level leaders was interviewed using semi-structured interviews. Braun and Clarke’s thematic analysis was used to extract themes.Main findings: The main finding revealed that mid-level leaders primarily influenced organisational culture as they met operational goals and second by encouraging employee development, safety and risk management, compliance, information sharing and personal interaction. Other emergent themes included perceived challenges to the organisation’s culture and prominent strengths of the organisation’s culture.Practical/ managerial implication: This study shows the role that mid-level leadership has to drive organisational culture. Organisations should therefore use mid-level leaderships’ insight into strengthening organisational culture.Contribution/ value add: This study supports the role of mid-level leaders and their influence on fostering an organisation’s desired cultural outcomes. A conceptual model of culture enablement adds to the understanding of organisational culture and strengthens the study’s contribution to the body of knowledge.

Exploring the motivation of surgeons to lead juniors and the impact of their leadership on junior doctors motivation and leadership preference

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to conceptualise a research study to examine leadership as a relational concept between leaders and followers. The context is within surgical practice examining how motivated consultant surgeons are to lead junior doctors and which type of leadership style they use. From a follower perspective, the motivation of junior doctors will be explored, and their leadership preferences will be correlated with those of the actual style of consultant surgeons.Design/methodology/approachIn this paper, the authors provide a detailed description of the methods for an international quantitative research study, exploring sequentially how motivated consultant surgeons are to lead and how leadership styles impact on the motivation of junior doctors. The objectives, method and data collection of this study are explained, and the justification for each method is described.FindingsThe findings for this outline study illustrate how critical it is to redefine leadership as a relational concept of leader and follower to ensure adequate support is provided to the next generation of consultant surgeons. Without consideration of the relational model of leadership, attrition will continue to be a critical issue in the medical workforce.Research limitations/implicationsThe research limitations are that this is a proposed quantitative study due to the need to collect a large sample of data from surgeons across the UK, Egypt and Germany. This research will have immense implications in developing new knowledge of leadership as a relational concept in medicine and healthcare. This study additionally will impact on how leadership is conceptualised in the curriculum for specialist surgical practice.Practical implicationsThe practical implications are that relational leadership is supportive of generating a supportive leadership culture in the workplace and generating more effective teamwork.Originality/valueTo the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first study of its kind to look at a relational model of leadership in surgical practice between consultant surgeons and surgical trainees. This study will also identify any specific country differences between the UK, Germany and Egypt.

A Study On Workers Effectiveness And Business Performance With Reference To Leadership Style And Their Influence

The main focus of today’s competitive business environment is leadership. The upliftment of our society through generations has gone through the various leadership styles, yet despite the contributions and investment in leadership development, there is a fall in the qualities of leadership. Leaders create empowering organizational cultures that produce long-term successful outcomes. Organizational performance is more likely to be influenced by the leadership styles and culture prevailing in the environment. Hence, this study examines the influence of leadership styles and organizational culture on the performance of the employees in chemical companies.

Role of leadership management and organizational work culture on electronic medical records in the Indonesian health service sector

Introduction An international trend in health care is the use of information technology, particularly electronic medical records (EMR). Electronic medical records are increasingly being filled out incorrectly, which does not reflect a standard implementation. In the meantime, the number of pandemic victims increases each month. The goal of this study was to examine the importance of human resources, infrastructure, leadership, governance, and organizational work culture in the implementation of electronic medical records. Methods: This study was a cross-sectional study utilizing a quantitative descriptive methodology and was statistically evaluated using the Partial Least Square technique (PLS), a part of variant-based Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). Convergent and discriminant validity of the indicators and composite reliability for indicator blocks were used to evaluate the measurement or Outer Model with reflecting indicators. Results: The findings showed that positive EMR readiness was primarily associated with male officers who were 36 to 42 years old, had a university degree, and had been employed for more than five years. T-statistic values for organizational work culture and leadership management are 3.077 and 2.218, respectively, with means greater than 1.96. Meanwhile, the means for infrastructure and human resources are 1.96 and 0.942, respectively. Conclusion: Organizational work culture and leadership management have a significant effect on EMR readiness in hospitals compared to human resources and infrastructure with opposite results.

What constitutes key professional knowledge for the cultural leadership of elementary schools? Considering career headteachers’ organizational knowledge

ABSTRACT The value of experienced headteachers’ acquired knowledge has been highlighted by both practitioners and within the academic literature. Very few empirical studies, however, address headteachers’ professional knowledge concerning their schools as organizations. This article engages with this research gap by examining school leaders’ declarative and informal knowledge of primary school organizations, and how these might assist in efforts to improve aspects of professional culture in education. The article draws from a wider mixed methods project, in partnership with a local council and network of schools in England, drawing on qualitative data from interviews with 10 career headteachers selected for their record of school turnaround, mentoring responsibilities with other headteachers, or exemplary record of forming professional cultures. The article analyses how these headteachers articulated their conceptions of the primary school environment and communicated an understanding of their role in forming effective organizations. The article discusses how headteachers’ organizational knowledge might best be considered. It presents a framework of five thematic categories through which to conceptualize this knowledge in terms of orientation toward organizational structures and professional relationships.

Understanding the roles of Alternative Rites of Passage and Public Declarations in FGM/C abandonment: An ethnographic study among the Loita Maasai, Kenya

This article reports on ethnographic research on ongoing changes in FGM/C among the Maasai community of the Loita Hills, southwest Kenya. The study identified the individual, social, material, and institutional factors that sustain FGM/C in Loita. It then examined how these factors changed under the influence interventions by the nongovernmental organisation S.A.F.E., national anti-FGM/C legislation, school-based education, and religion. S.A.F.E.‘s song performances weakened the social taboo that prevented people from discussing FGM/C; their alternative rite of passage (ARP) made it possible to abandon FGM/C while continuing other elements of the initiation ceremony; the blessing of the ARP by the cultural leadership made not-cutting culturally acceptable; and the public declaration addressed some concerns around the social consequences of not-cutting. Anti-FGM/C legislation drove the practice underground and reinforced its meanings as an ethnic identity marker. School-based education changed people's socio-economic circumstances, facilitating the abandonment of FGM/C without the need to replace it with an LRP. Protestant Loitai initiated their daughters through a religious initiation rite. Together, these influence contributed to the incremental decline of FGM/C in Loita. However, half of the community seems to continue practising FGM/C, because of its meanings that go beyond initiation into adulthood and/or because of continued concerns around the social consequences of not-cutting. Sustained efforts that dynamically adapt to the ever-changing social realities, including potential resurgences in prevalence, can support the community on its path towards total abandonment.

The Effect of Leadership and Organizational Culture on Work Motivation and Their Implications on Teacher Performance

The purpose and objective of this research is to see how the factors of leadership and organizational culture directly affect teacher performance. The sample is the teachers of SMAN 4 Kerinci totaling 72 people, instrument is questionnaire. The collected data was then analyzed by path analysis method with the help of SMARTPLS 3.0 software. The results of this study found that leadership factors and organizational culture affect teacher performance both directly and indirectly which are mediated by work motivation. The effect of work motivation on the influence of leadership and organizational culture on teacher performance is partial mediation.

Mediation of “AKHLAK” corporate culture and affective commitment on the effect of inclusive leadership on employee performance

Researchers and practitioners have claimed that leadership, culture, and employee commitment are important elements of an organization's success in the business world. The main objectives of this article are to analyze: 1) the mediating role of "AKHLAK" corporate culture on the effect of inclusive leadership on affective commitment and employee performance; 3) analyze the role of mediating affective commitment to the influence of inclusive leadership and corporate culture "AKHLAK" on employee performance. The research sample was 135 permanent employees at three BUMNs in the Madiun area, East Java, Indonesia. Data analysis used SPSS version 24, Smart PLS, and the online Sobel test. The test results show that: 1) "AKHLAK" corporate culture as a partial mediation of the influence of inclusive leadership on affective commitment; 2) "AKHLAK" corporate culture does not mediate the effect of inclusive leadership on employee performance, because the direct effect of "AKHLAK" corporate culture on employee performance is not significant; 3) affective commitment as a full mediation of the influence of inclusive leadership on employee performance; 4) affective commitment as a full mediation of the influence of corporate culture "AKHLAK" on employee performance.

The misbeliefs and food taboos during pregnancy and early infancy: a pitfall to attaining adequate maternal and child nutrition outcomes among the rural Acholi communities in Northern Uganda

BackgroundIn developing countries, the practice of food taboo is pervasive. The types of foods considered as taboos and the reasons attached to taboos vary from society to society. Food taboos have been recognized as one of the factors contributing to maternal undernutrition in pregnancy, especially in rural settings. In the rural Acholi community where malnutrition is prevalent, very little is known about these food taboos and misbeliefs. This study, therefore, aims to explore various misbeliefs and food taboos in the time of pregnancy that can influence maternal and child nutrition outcomes in Acholi.MethodsA community-based qualitative cross-sectional study was conducted between April and May 2022 in five districts in the Acholi subregion. Focus group discussions (FGDs) and key informant interviews (KIIs) were used to collect data. Data transcription was done verbatim, organised into themes, assigned unique color codes, and manually analysed thematically.ResultsUpon scrutiny of the transcripts, three themes were eminent. The first theme focused on foods that are considered taboos in Acholi community and the reasons linked to them. Participants indicated offals, chicken, wild birds, smoked meat and fish, sugarcane, garden egg (‘Tula’), groundnut, bush meat, mushrooms, honey, sour fruits, or meals (oranges, mango, passion fruits, lemon, tamarind, ‘Malakwang’), goat’s meat, ‘Lalaa’ (the bitter green leafy vegetable), and ‘Lamola’ (Hyptis spicigera) as the major taboo foods. The second theme was the reasons underlying the adherence to the food taboos and misconceptions. Cultural dictates, individual characteristics, and societal context were the main reasons for the adherence to food taboos. The third theme looked at the misconceptions and other taboos during pregnancy. It was found that pregnant women are not allowed to touch grave soil, shave their hair, walk over an anthill, slaughter chicken or birds, have sex during pregnancy, sit on animal’s hide or skin, and/or touch needles.ConclusionsNutritional counseling and education should focus more on addressing food taboos. The mode of delivery of the nutrition message should be inclusive, targeting pregnant women and their spouses, school-going children, adolescent girls, and cultural leaders at their respective points of contact.

Governance mechanisms, school principals and the challenge of personalized education in contexts

Schools around the world are diverse and there are a variety of progressivist initiatives in place that aim to promote quality and equitable pedagogy and overcome formalist paradigms. Country contexts present different challenges based on factors such as the type of governance, teachers’ autonomy, and pedagogical cultures. Most critical, however, is the unequal distribution of leadership opportunities. Beyond conflicting or contrived possibilities in school leadership arrangements and cultures, it should be recognized that certain contexts lack effective leadership as an organizational quality. Nevertheless, school principals are able to create coherent environments, offering space for debate and clarification of what equity and equality mean in terms of curriculum delivery, as well as supporting school-level structural facilitations and adaptations. This is a conceptual paper, at the crossroads of different research strands. It focuses on governance mechanisms and leadership tasks and skills in pedagogical and organizational school cultures. It argues that well-articulated school organization is needed, not only in terms of autonomy, but also with the possibility to collaborate, develop professionally, and engage locally in order to achieve equitable student-oriented teaching. The aim is to investigate the feasibility of supporting personalized and adaptive teaching strategies at the school level, in a variety of country contexts.

Exploring community level multi-agency communication and collaboration during the emergency response to the covid-19 pandemic

ObjectivesThis study assesses multi-agency communication and collaboration during the community emergency response to the covid-19 pandemic. Study designQualitative case-study research. MethodsSemi-structured qualitative interviews were conducted with ten officers from organisations involved in the community response to the pandemic, at strategic or tactical level, within an English local authority (LA) area. Interviews were thematically analysed. ResultsHorizontal (local/regional) communication and collaboration between the multi-agencies was found to be effective. Participants felt multi-agency groups had a sense of shared identity, partly from pre-existing relationships and a sense of shared common fate. The unified command model, with incident management co-chaired by the local authority, fire and police was found to support joint working, bolstering response effectiveness. There was frustration with vertical (national) communication and collaboration. Messages to local responders were often delivered via daily Government briefings to the public, meaning local responders had little time to consider and implement appropriate actions. ConclusionsThe study provides new and impactful insights into the community response in an English MBC area during the Covid-19 pandemic. However, findings apply to any high-or-low-income country if their emergency planning/response considers community level integration with multiple-agencies to improve the public health emergency response. Set against existing international literature, show good command-and-control structures, including leadership, training and positive local culture were important for successful communication and collaboration between the multi-agencies. This study highlights some beneficial practices which support recovery and preparedness for future emergencies.

Advanced Practitioners in Hematology and Oncology: State of the Workforce

Advanced practitioners (APs), including nurse practitioners (NP), physician assistants (PA), pharmacists, and nurses with advanced degrees, including advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs), play a critical role in quality, timely, and expert cancer care. Burnout, retention, and resilience have been studied in physician groups. However, there is a paucity of data specific to APs in hematology and oncology. The Advanced Practitioner Society for Hematology and Oncology (APSHO) conducted an online survey that used validated tools to measure burnout and work-life balance among APs who are members of APSHO. Among the 366 respondents completing all items of the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) and the Areas of Worklife Survey (AWS), participants felt engaged (34.2%) but overextended (37.4%) and reported burnout (17.8%). These results indicate a need to evaluate workloads, improve communication, and deploy strategies for support and advocacy to improve work-life balance within this group. The stability of the AP workforce is essential to excellence in patient care, provider resilience, and cancer outcomes. Creating a culture of open communication and strong AP leadership with data streams and metrics specific to the hematology and oncology workforce will help to inform health systems, consumers of health care, professional societies, educational institutions, and APs. Systematic and regular assessment of burnout and barriers to work-life balance for APs is essential to sustained adaptation of strategies to reduce burnout and retain APs.

Impact of Islamic Leadership, Knowledge Management and Labor Motivation on Labor Innovation in Jokotore Bangkalan Batik UKM

The purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of Islamic leaders . Management and Work Motivation for Work Innovation in Batik SMEs from Jokotore Bangkaran Collection . This study is a quantitative study by distributing questionnaires to obtain primary data. Data processing was performed using the Partial Least Squares (PLS) approach for the 54 respondents used in this study to perform the Srobin equation calculations. However, the sample obtained from this study had 61 respondents from the staff of the UKM Batik Jokotore Bangkaran Collection. Statistical test results for this study showed positive and significant results. Work motivation has a great influence on work innovation, but work motivation does not have a great influence on work innovation. This study used a qualitative research approach to analyze the perceptions of 61 Jokotre Batik SMEs. Bangkaran Collection Staff. Improve the introduction of Islamic leadership culture in the field through knowledge management so that employees can increase innovation activities in Jokotre Batik SMEs . Bangalore collection . Put staff to work through knowledge management and contribute to research that Islamic leadership can drive innovation.

Transactional Management, Transformational Leadership, Organizational Culture, and Teaching Competencies of Teachers in Basic Education

There are concerns about teachers’ pedagogical competencies in the Philippines due to reports of poor performance by Filipino students in various academic disciplines. This study examined the teaching competencies of elementary school teachers and identified which, among the elements like transactional management, transformational leadership, and organizational culture, are the best predictor/s of teaching competencies. Questionnaires, in the form of hard copies and Google Forms, were used as data collection tools after undergoing rigorous scientific testing to ensure accuracy and consistency. Using Raosoft sample size calculator and reliability guidelines (Howard, 2016), this research study gathered information from 479 primary school teachers in two divisions: Gingoog City and Misamis Oriental. They were chosen using a proportionate stratified random technique. As implied by the results, it has been observed that teachers possess remarkable teaching competencies when planning, developing, and achieving desired outcomes. In addition, the teaching competencies of elementary teachers are significantly influenced by the levels of transactional management and transformational leadership exhibited by the school head, as well as the organizational culture they foster. They also demonstrate high confidence in their ability to impact student learning, effectively handle classroom management, actively engage in continuous professional development, and implement effective teaching strategies. The top predictors are cultural strength, achieving goals under organizational culture, and developing and changing under transformational leadership. All these predictors have a positive and direct impact on teaching competencies, which means that when these variables’ levels increase, the teaching competencies also increase.

Culture–leadership intersections in support of deeper learning at a career and technical education center

PurposeAlthough much can be learned from schools that regularly foster deeper learning, little research has been undertaken into how and why these schools have been effective or to elucidate key leadership and cultural characteristics. Moreover, there has been limited attention toward deeper learning within schools that focus on career and technical education (CTE), a major omission given the potentially elevated potential for deeper learning in these contexts. This study aims to partially rectify these issues by examining the intersections of leadership and culture at an innovative school that has demonstrated excellence whilst providing a curriculum centered on CTE.Design/methodology/approachThis instrumental, insider, single-case study is focused on how leadership–cultural interactions have fostered and shaped students' opportunities to experience deeper learning. The authors take the perspective that it is largely through these leadership–cultural intersections that an organization and the work that happens within it takes on a particular meaning, direction and value. This study applies ethnographic methods, drawing upon formally and informally collected data over the past three years – e.g. from field notes, from leadership meetings and site visits; focus group interviews with students, parents, teachers, partners and school leaders; and additional artifacts.FindingsThe authors detail three interrelated features at this school, noting that it is: (1) driven by moral purpose; (2) open, collaborative and trusting; and (3) ambitious and entrepreneurial. The authors explain how/why such a culture has developed and to what effects, especially in relation to facilitating deeper learning.Originality/valueStudy findings meaningfully add to the literature regarding leadership for deeper learning, broadly and in relation to career and technical education and yield recommendations for educational leaders and policymakers.

Kepemimpinan Transformatif Dan Budaya Kerja

Transformational leadership and work culture are two important elements in organizations that are interrelated and have a significant influence on organizational performance and success. The purpose of this research is to determine studies on transformative leadership and work culture. This research is a type of literature review research. The literature review shows that there is a positive relationship between transformational leadership and work culture. Transformational leaders can foster a positive work culture by encouraging innovation, collaboration and continuous learning. A positive work culture, in turn, can increase employee motivation and performance. This research provides information and explains that a transformative leadership and work culture that is able to understand and respect subordinates based on subordinates' needs and pay attention to the desire for achievement will have an impact on educational institutions, both schools and madrasa.

Kinerja Dilihat dari Perspektif Kepemimpinan Militer dan Budaya Organisasi

This study aims to determine the role of military leadership and organizational culture on leaders' performance in the TNI AD Military Police unit. The approach used is descriptive verification with multiple regression methods. The population in the study were 69 POMDAM and DENPOM commanders throughout Indonesia. Data collection used a questionnaire distributed via google forms in one data collection (cross-sectional method). Military leadership variables are measured by task-oriented, relationship-oriented, change-oriented, and external dimensions. Organizational culture variables are measured using the dimensions of individual behavior, norms, dominant values, philosophy, applicable regulations, and organizational climate. Meanwhile, the TNI Commander's regulations measure the leader's performance, including quantity, quality, creativity, cooperation, initiative, and personal qualities. The findings show that military leadership and organizational culture significantly affect leadership performance, partially or simultaneously. Military leadership, which is a projection of the personality and character of a leader to make his subordinates do what is asked, can explain performance. Oath-based military culture includes matters such as commitment, values, and behavior which are elements in the culture that play a role in improving the performance of every level of personnel in the organization.

PENGARUH KEPEMIMPINAN TRANSFORMASIONAL TERHADAP KOMITMEN ORGANISASI DENGAN BUDAYA ORGANISASI SEBAGAI PEMEDIASI PADA SEKOLAH MENENGAH PERTAMA DI WONOSOBO

This research aims to examine whether organizational culture mediates the relationship between transformational leadership and organizational commitment. 100 respondents are surveyed using the online form by employing cluster random sampling. Each cluster is based on the district where respondents work in a particular district junior high school. This study finds that transformational leadership's total and direct effects on organizational culture exist. However, organizational culture does not mediate the relationship between transformational leadership and organizational culture. It implies that policymakers should design a system to strengthen the role of organizational culture in organizational commitment. Future research may involve more variables in the existing model, such as job satisfaction and organizational commitment, by employing a structural equation model.