Philosophiae Doctor - PhD / Modern day leaders are faced with a complex globalised environment that has
resulted in intense competition, ever-changing government rules and
regulations, stakeholder demands, environmental policies and much more. In
order to not only survive but thrive, they need to lead and motivate a diversified
group of employees with different economic, cultural, and socio-political
values. Today’s leaders need to develop effective managerial strategies, learn
to inspire those both inside and outside of the organisation, and guide change.
This study aimed to provide insight into change-oriented leadership and
examine its effect on psychological capital (PsyCap) and psychological
empowerment as antecedents of work engagement and change-oriented
organisational citizenship behaviour (changed-oriented OCB).
For purposes of this study, a quantitative research design was employed using
both paper and pencil and electronic questionnaires. Data was gathered by
using a probability sample of employees within a manufacturing organisation
in South Africa (N = 736). The measurement instruments were revalidated for
the South African sample through both confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and
partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM). All the
measuring instruments retained its original factor structures and reported
acceptable reliabilities of change-oriented leadership (α= .908), PsyCap (α=
.848), psychological empowerment (α= .860), work engagement (α= .883) and
changed-oriented OCB (α= .897).
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uwc/oai:etd.uwc.ac.za:11394/6510 |
| Date | January 2017 |
| Creators | Sha, Nadine |
| Contributors | Du Plessis, Marieta |
| Publisher | University of the Western Cape |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Rights | University of the Western Cape |
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