TY - JOUR
T1 - Empowering leadership and behavioural support for change
T2 - the moderating role of a diverse climate
AU - Sukoco, Badri Munir
AU - Choirunnisa, Zuyyinna
AU - Mudzakkir, Mohammad Fakhruddin
AU - Susanto, Ely
AU - Nasution, Reza Ashari
AU - Widianto, Sunu
AU - Fauzi, Anas Miftah
AU - Wu, Wann Yih
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022, Emerald Publishing Limited.
PY - 2022/3/22
Y1 - 2022/3/22
N2 - Purpose: Members' behaviour to support change is a critical factor in organisational change. Building on social cognitive theory, this research investigates how empowering leadership (EL) contributes to behavioural support for change in higher education. The paper argues that the relationship between EL and behavioural support for change is moderated by diversity climate. Design/methodology/approach: To test the hypotheses, 107 colleges from the highest-ranking 11 universities in Indonesia, consisting of 1,634 faculties, participated in this study. Findings: Members would experience higher support for change with EL. Furthermore, the positive relationship between EL and behavioural support for change was stronger in members who perceived a more diverse climate. Originality/value: This study empirically tested how behaviour to support change was determined by leaders' empowering behaviour based on social cognitive theory in a high-power distance culture. In terms of its methodological contributions, this study used a multi-level analysis in order to test EL. Finally, the research on behavioural support for change has been expanded upon through a unit-level analysis.
AB - Purpose: Members' behaviour to support change is a critical factor in organisational change. Building on social cognitive theory, this research investigates how empowering leadership (EL) contributes to behavioural support for change in higher education. The paper argues that the relationship between EL and behavioural support for change is moderated by diversity climate. Design/methodology/approach: To test the hypotheses, 107 colleges from the highest-ranking 11 universities in Indonesia, consisting of 1,634 faculties, participated in this study. Findings: Members would experience higher support for change with EL. Furthermore, the positive relationship between EL and behavioural support for change was stronger in members who perceived a more diverse climate. Originality/value: This study empirically tested how behaviour to support change was determined by leaders' empowering behaviour based on social cognitive theory in a high-power distance culture. In terms of its methodological contributions, this study used a multi-level analysis in order to test EL. Finally, the research on behavioural support for change has been expanded upon through a unit-level analysis.
KW - Behavioural support for change
KW - Diversity climate
KW - Empowering leadership
KW - Indonesia
KW - Organizational change
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85125776197&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1108/IJEM-04-2021-0171
DO - 10.1108/IJEM-04-2021-0171
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85125776197
SN - 0951-354X
VL - 36
SP - 296
EP - 310
JO - International Journal of Educational Management
JF - International Journal of Educational Management
IS - 3
ER -