A research on the effects of perceived servant leadership style and self-efficacy on collective efficacy in ministries

Rapid interaction, transformation and change have been observed in both social order and the individual oriented or influenced organizations since the beginning of the second quarter of the 20th century. The transformation and change process effected the leadership and management styles pf organizations and the legitimacy of the traditional leadership styles have become questionable. Within this context, today, the leadership styles that the followers obey and serve the leader at the maximum level, and being dragged by the leader for his/her own agenda are not valid anymore. Using the organizational resources effectively, realizing high efficiency and performance organizational wide, and motivating the staff at highest possible level have become very difficult in this destructive competitive environment. Servant leadership style has become important in a successful organizational management by establishing these key elements. Servant leadership style is different that contemporary leadership styles in training and developing followers, focusing on the needs and demands of followers, and turning all these behaviors into a corporate culture. Within this context, the aim of this study is to investigate the effects of the perceived servant leadership style and self-efficacy of subordinates on the collective efficacy in ministries of Turkish Republic. According to the findings of the research, it was found that the conceptualization, retention of followers and relationship building dimensions of perceived servant leadership style mostly affect the collective efficacy of employees. In addition, empowerment, support for the personal development and success dimensions of perceived servant leadership style effect the collective efficacy of employees. There are contributions of this research to both literature and practical applications. The theoretical contribution of the study is to fill the gap in this field by examining the effects of collective efficacy of employees' perceived servant leadership style and self-efficacy. The practical contribution of the study is that the effects of the perceived servant leadership style and self-efficacy on the collective efficacy studied for the first time in Ministries of Turkish Republic, the institutions that the main objective is to serve society.