Servant leadership in China: Conceptualization and measurement

Jian-Min Sun; Biying Wang

doi:10.1108/S1535-1203(2009)0000005017

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Servant leadership in China: Conceptualization and measurement

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Title:	Servant leadership in China: Conceptualization and measurement
Author(s):	Jian-Min Sun, Biying Wang
Volume:	5 Editor(s): William H. Mobley, Ying Wang, Ming Li ISBN: 978-1-84855-256-2 eISBN: 978-1-84855-257-9
Citation:	Jian-Min Sun, Biying Wang (2009), Servant leadership in China: Conceptualization and measurement, in William H. Mobley, Ying Wang, Ming Li (ed.) 5 (Advances in Global Leadership, Volume 5), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, pp.321-344
DOI:	10.1108/S1535-1203(2009)0000005017 (Permanent URL)
Publisher:	Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Article type:	Chapter Item
Abstract:	This article verified the construct of servant leadership and validated a measure developed in Western culture. Results from exploratory factor analysis (EFA) (N=285) produced a five-factor model – altruistic calling, emotional healing, persuasive mapping, wisdom, and community stewardship with less items than the original measure. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) (N=304) indicated that the 5-factor servant leadership model fits the data best. Correlation analysis of the supervisor-subordinate paired sample (N=209 dyads) showed that servant leadership has more common features with transformational leadership and less with paternalistic leadership; the predictive power of servant leadership was roughly equivalent to that of transformational leadership but higher than that of paternalistic leadership when predicting criterion variables such as overall satisfaction and deviance behavior. Our results totally demonstrated that the revised servant leadership scale in Chinese culture has higher reliability and validity, which could be used for subsequent studies as an effective instrument.