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Stewardship behaviour and perceived goal congruence in local governments in Uganda: The moderating role of collectivism

Bumaali Lubogoyi (Department of Human Resource Management, Makerere University Business School, Kampala, Uganda)
Francis Kasekende (Department of Human Resource Management, Nkumba University, Entebbe, Uganda)
James Kagaari (Department of Human Resource Management, Makerere University Business School, Kampala, Uganda)
Muhammed Ngoma (Makerere University Business School, Kampala, Uganda)
John C. Munene (Makerere University Business School, Kampala, Uganda)
Geofrey Bakunda (Makerere University Business School, Kampala, Uganda)

Leadership & Organization Development Journal

ISSN: 0143-7739

Article publication date: 20 June 2018

Issue publication date: 24 July 2018

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between stewardship behaviour and perceived goal congruence. Using local governments, the paper introduces collectivism as a moderating variable to ascertain whether the mixed views in the stewardship behaviour-perceived goal congruence nexus is due to variations in collectivism.

Design/methodology/approach

The paper espouses a cross-sectional descriptive and analytical design. The authors use structural equation modelling to investigate hypotheses. Using proportionate and simple random sampling procedures, a sample of 310 respondents were drawn from local governments in Uganda of which a response rate of 72.6 per cent was obtained.

Findings

The findings show that stewardship behaviour and collectivism are significant predictors of perceived goal congruence. Furthermore, the magnitude effect of stewardship behaviour on perceived goal congruence depends on collectivism; implying that the assumption of non-additivity is met.

Research limitations/implications

Only a single research methodological approach was employed and future research through interviews could be undertaken to triangulate.

Practical implications

Variations that occur in stewardship behaviour create variations in goal congruence in local governments. It is confirmed that collectivism technically strengthens the link between stewardship behaviour and perceived goal congruence: suggesting that indeed collectivism could establish a maximal impact on the stewardship behaviour—perceived goal congruence link.

Originality/value

This is one of the few studies that focus on testing the interactive effects of collectivism on the relationship between stewardship behaviour and perceived goal congruence in local governments in Uganda.

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Citation

Lubogoyi, B., Kasekende, F., Kagaari, J., Ngoma, M., Munene, J.C. and Bakunda, G. (2018), "Stewardship behaviour and perceived goal congruence in local governments in Uganda: The moderating role of collectivism", Leadership & Organization Development Journal, Vol. 39 No. 6, pp. 712-729. https://doi.org/10.1108/LODJ-03-2018-0108

Publisher

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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