TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between gratitude and transformational leadership among university teachers. The study also intended to investigate the mediating effect of social intelligence (SI) on this relationship between gratitude and leadership.Design/methodology/approach Correlation and regression are used to analyze the relationship between gratitude, SI and leadership. Mediating effect of SI is accessed using Baron and Kenny’s (1986) method and bootstrapping technique.Findings Findings reveal positive relationship between gratitude and teacher leadership. SI is also found to mediate partially. The paper also discusses practical implications, limitations and scope for future researchers.Originality/value This is one of the pioneer studies that explore the role of gratitude in leadership development. Findings of the study will guide educational administrators to become more effective and efficient leaders.
VL  - 12
IS  - 5
SN  - 2050-7003
DO  - 10.1108/JARHE-09-2019-0241
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/JARHE-09-2019-0241
AU  - Garg Naval
AU  - Gera Shilpika
PY  - 2019
Y1  - 2019/01/01
TI  - Gratitude and leadership in higher education institutions: Exploring the mediating role of social intelligence among teachers
T2  - Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education
PB  - Emerald Publishing Limited
SP  - 915
EP  - 926
Y2  - 2024/05/14
ER  -