Scientific Journal of Islamic Management

Scientific Journal of Islamic Management

Spiritual Leadership, Social Capital and Work Engagement A Case Study Using Islamic Components

Authors
Mohammad Taghi Khoobroo 1
Habibollah Saeidi 2
Ali Safari 3
Sayyed Reza Sayyed Javadin 4
1 Corresponding author, PhD candidate at public administration, The University of Tehran
2 Master’s degree at management, Shahid Beheshti University
3 Graduate at management, The University of Tehran
4 Professor at The University of Tehran
Abstract
Behavioral scientists now claim that the emergence and application of spiritual leadership, is indeed an attempt to shape positive behavior such as work engagement, along with creation and development of social capital for organizations. Yet, in Islamic countries, including Iran, an essential part of culture and the beliefs and attitudes of the people is affected by Islam. Relying on the Islamic culture and beliefs, this research is intended to explain the possible relationship between spiritual leadership and social capital in the form of Islamic components. The employees’ belonging was considered as a mediator variable. Three questionnaires with reliability coefficient alpha of more than 0.9 were employed to collect data. Research population included the employees of the University of Tehran with a sample of 360. The results indicated a significant relationship between spiritual leadership and social capital equal to %48, with work engagement as a mediator variable equal to %42. The results also showed that the more the spiritual leadership develops by Islamic tendencies, the more it is expected to develop Islamic social capital in the target society.
Keywords
Islamic components
social capital
work engagement
spiritual leadership
the University of Tehran
structural equation model
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Scientific Journal of Islamic Management
Volume 24, Issue 4 - Serial Number 4
Winter 2020
Pages 136-109

  • Receive Date 20 August 2016
  • Revise Date 18 December 2019
  • Accept Date 19 September 2018
  • Publish Date 21 December 2016