Browsing by Author "Namono, Rehema"

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    Perceived leadership integrity and organisational commitment
    (Journal of Management Development, 2020) Nangoli, Sudi; Muhumuza, Benon; Tweyongyere, Maureen; Nkurunziza, Gideon; Namono, Rehema; Ngoma, Muhammed; Nalweyiso, Grace
    The purpose of this paper is to investigate the extent to which perceived leadership integrity influences changes in organisational commitment. The premise of the study is the argument that non-financial rewards alleviate the challenges associated with low levels of commitment in economies that are riddled with incessant situations of economic scarcity. Design/methodology/approach – An explanatory study approach was adopted to investigate the envisaged linkage between the study variables from a socio-psychological perspective. Findings – The results of the study establish that perceived leadership integrity significantly influences variations in commitment among organisational employees. Research limitations/implications – The study results provide a reason for firms to invest more resources towards promoting honesty among organisational leaders. The findings of the study support the idea that perceived integrity of an organisation’s leadership generates a sustainable win–win position not only between the organisation and employees, but also among the leaders and subordinates. Practical implications – Organisations must regularly consider the drivers of organisational commitment and pay sufficient attention to non-financial drivers. As advanced by this study, a very important yet economical way of effecting such a strategy is through instituting measures that sustainably create a perception among employees that organisational leaders execute their duties with the utmost integrity. Originality/value – This article has both empirical and theoretical value. Empirically, this work is the first of its kind aimed at investigating the effect of perceived leadership integrity on organisational commitment within Uganda’s hospitality setting. Theoretically, the study extends the versatility of the hierarchy of needs theory by clarifying that higher-level needs offer a basis for explaining the effect of psychological processes (in this case, perceived leadership integrity) on behavioural changes (in this case, organisational commitment).
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    Towards fighting COVID-19: can servant leadership behaviour enhance commitment of medical knowledge-workers
    (Emerald Publishing Limited, 2020) Ngoma, Muhammed; Namono, Rehema; Nangoli, Sudi; Bashir, Hassan; Nakyeyune, Swafiyya
    This article examines the potential of increasing commitment of medical knowledge-workers (medical-KWs) in hospitals, particularly in handling deadly pandemics like COVID-19, through servant leadership behaviour. The authors hold that medical-KWs like doctors and nurses form the core team of knowledge-workers (KWs) at the forefront of fighting COVID-19 through seeking possible vaccines, treating patients and promoting behaviours that curtail its spread. Thus research directed towards enhancing their continued commitment is both timely and valuable. Design/methodology/approach – The study uses an explanatory cross-sectional survey design. Findings – Results reveal that servant leadership behaviour significantly explains changes in commitment of medical-KWs. Results further establish that perceived fairness – a key psychological factor – significantly explains how servant leadership enhances the commitment of medical-KWs. Research limitations/implications – Data used were sourced from medical-KWs in selected public hospitals only. Thus results may differ among medical-KWs in private hospitals, yet they have also championed the fight against COVID-19. Never the less these results provide a direction of thought to guide practice and other related studies on a wider-scale. Practical implications – In their quest to eradicate COVID-19 and its negative effects on social-economic development, nations have to actively promote servant leadership behaviour in the hospitals (by establishing quality relationships, credibility and efficient processes for delivering the shared goal) as mechanisms for sustaining the continued commitment of medical-KWs towards fighting the pandemic. Originality/value – Results portray events from an economy that has registered successes in combating pandemics like Ebola and currently COVID-19 and thus offer a plausible benchmark for practice.