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Humble Leadership: Implications for Psychological Safety and Follower Engagement

Walters, Kayla
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1431681650

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2015, Master of Arts (M.A.), Xavier University, Psychology.
Humility has emerged as a focus of leadership research in recent years, culminating with Owens and Hekman’s (2012) theory of humble leadership. The present study added to the humble leadership literature by examining the relations among leader humility, psychological safety, and employee engagement. In particular, this study examined these constructs in the context of a mediational model. Data were collected from 140 workers who reported their perceptions of their immediate supervisor’s humility, as well as their own psychological safety and work engagement. The results of a hierarchical linear regression showed that the relation between humble leadership and employee engagement was fully mediated by psychological safety. Specifically, the positive relation between humble leadership and employee engagement became non-significant after controlling for psychological safety, which had positive relations with both the predictor and criterion variables. Thus, by acknowledging limitations and mistakes, recognizing followers’ strengths and contributions, and modeling teachability, leaders can create an environment in which followers can act without fear of negative ramifications and can fully engage in their work.
Dalia Diab, PhD (Committee Chair)
67 p.
Management; Psychology
humble leadership; humility; psychological safety; employee engagement; mediation

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  • Walters, K. (2015). Humble Leadership: Implications for Psychological Safety and Follower Engagement [Master's thesis, Xavier University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1431681650

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Walters, Kayla. Humble Leadership: Implications for Psychological Safety and Follower Engagement. 2015. Xavier University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1431681650.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Walters, Kayla. "Humble Leadership: Implications for Psychological Safety and Follower Engagement." Master's thesis, Xavier University, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1431681650

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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