Investigating the Effect of Librarians’ Self-Leadership on Organizational Self-Efficacy, And Respect for the Role of Organizational Voice (Case Study: Islamic Azad University (

Subject Areas : Journal of Knowledge Studies

Maryam Sadat Seyedein ¹ , Ali reza Isfandyari-Moghaddam ² , atefeh zarei ³

1 - Ph.D Student in Knowledge and Information Science, Hamedan Branch,Islamic Azad University, Hamedan, Iran.
2 - Professor, Department of Knowledge and Information Science, Hamedan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Hamedan, Iran.
3 - Assistant Professor, Department of Knowledge and Information Science, Hamedan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Hamedan, Iran.

Received: 2023-10-04 Accepted : 2024-01-11 Published : 2024-09-29

Keywords: Self-leadership, Self-efficacy, Organizational voice, Academic librarians, Islamic Azad University,

Abstract :

Objective: Islamic Azad University based on its transformation document, pays comprehensive attention to employees. Knowledge of human resources and effective factors in the optimal use of this organizational capital is one of the concerns of its managers, so the present research has been carried out in this direction and its purpose is to investigate the effect of self-leadership on organizational self-efficacy with regard to the role of organizational voice in the libraries.

Methodology: The research is applied in terms of purpose and correlational in terms of type. The method of data collection is a questionnaire based on Neck and Houghton's self-management questionnaires, Sherer's self-efficacy, and Hames' organizational voice. The statistical population included the librarians of the Islamic Azad University of the comprehensive units, out of 105 librarians, 100 answered the questions. To analyze the data, the correlation method was used using the structural equation model test by Smart PLS version 2 software.

Results: Data analysis showed that self-leadership with a path coefficient (0.417) has an effect on self-efficacy with the mediating role of organizational voice. Also, self-leadership with path coefficients (0.833) and (0.692) affects self-efficacy and organizational voice, respectively. Also, organizational voice has an effect on self-efficacy with a path coefficient (0.160).

Conclusion: Considering the confirmation of the effect of organizational voice in the relationship between self-leadership and self-efficacy, it is possible to strengthen the self-leadership, self-efficacy and voice behaviors of librarians by planning and training and encouraging them and benefit from its results in university libraries.

 

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