The relationship between empowering leadership and volunteers' service capability: intention to share knowledge as mediator

Evangelia Siachou, Panagiotis Gkorezis and Faith Adeosun

Evidence-based HRM, 2020, vol. 8, issue 2, 215-235

Abstract: Purpose - The purpose of the present study was to examine the relationship between empowering leadership and volunteers' service capability in the context of nongovernmental organizations. In doing so, the mediating role of intention to share knowledge was highlighted. Design/methodology/approach - Data were collected from volunteers from two non-governmental organizations (NGOs) operating in Greece through a web-survey tool. To test our hypotheses, we used bootstrapping analysis. Findings - Our study provides support for the positive effect of empowering leadership (EL) on volunteers' service capability. In addition, we highlighted volunteers' intention to share their knowledge as an underlying mechanism that explains the above relationship. Originality/value - The present study highlights the important role of EL in increasing service capability in the context of NGOs. Even more, the mediating role of intention to share knowledge provided new knowledge into why EL affects employees' extra-role behavior and more specifically, service capability.

Keywords: NGOs; Mediation; Empowering leadership; Intention to share knowledge; Service capability (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1108/EBHRM-07-2019-0058

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