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The Relationship Between Servant Leadership and Work Engagement with Openness to Change Among Employes in South Jakarta

Date Published : 12 April 2024

Contributors

Nadya Marwah, Fahrul Rozi, Yulistin Tresnawaty

Author

Keywords

Employee Openness to Change Servant Leadership Work Engagement

Proceeding

The 2nd International Conference and Innovation Exhibiti on Global Education (ICEGE)

Track

General Track

Abstract

The character of a leader is a form of noble behavior, in which this character has an influence on performance in followers or employees. One of the current modern styles of the character of a leader, known as servant leadership is known to increase work engagement in employees. In addition, it is also known that there is a relationship between work engagement and openness to change among employees in several previous studies. Besides that, a relationship has been found between other leadership styles, namely tramsformational leadership and openness to change in employees. So, to add to the renewal of previous research, this study aims to see whether there is a significant relationship between servant leadership and work engagement with openness to change among employees working in South Jakarta. The method used in this research is quantitative reasearch using three measuring instruments, namely Servant Leadership (SL-7) scale by Liden et al (2015) with a validity value of 0,579 – 0,779 and a reliability value of 0,686. Then, the the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES) by Schaufeli et al (2002) with a validity value of around 0,867 – 0,898 and a reliability value of 0,884. Last, Opennes to Change (OC) scale by Miller et al. (1994) with validity value around 0,154 – 0,415 and reliability value of 0,323. Respondents who participated in this study amounted to 104 employees who work in South Jakarta with a purposive sampling technique, with 65 female employees and 39 male employees. The result show that there is a significant correlation between servant leadership, work engagement, and openness to change for employees working in South Jakarta with an R Square value of 0,145 with a probability value of 0,000 (p>0,001) where Ha is accepted. In conclusion, servant leadership and work egagement among employees are positively and significantly related to openness to change among employees working in South Jakarta. 

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Nadya Marwah, Fahrul Rozi, Yulistin Tresnawaty, N. M. F. R. Y. T. (2024, April 12). The Relationship Between Servant Leadership and Work Engagement with Openness to Change Among Employes in South Jakarta . Proceedings UHAMKA. https://conferences.uhamka.ac.id/uhamka/paper/view/286