Empowering leadership in crisis
A natural experiment
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 16775644 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Henrico Van Roekel (0000-0002-7179-2741, Utrecht University, corresponding author), Jost Sieweke (0000-0003-4676-747X, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam), Carina Schott (0000-0002-3297-8607, Utrecht University), Arnold B Bakker (0000-0003-1489-1847, Erasmus University Rotterdam), Lidewij Tummers (0000-0001-9940-9874, Utrecht University), Lars Tummers |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 12 |
| Pages | 3177-3207 |
| Publication date | 2025-12-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Public Management Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1471-9037 • E-ISSN: 1471-9045 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14719037.2025.2459162 |
| OpenAlex | W4407182913 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 90 |
Existing research suggests that empowering leadership enhances employee well-being, but context-specific empirical studies in the public sector remain scarce. We investigated whether this positive impact persists during a public health crisis. To test this, we conducted a natural experiment, utilizing a longitudinal survey of healthcare employees and administrative data on geographical variance in hospitalization rates during a public health crisis. Our findings show that empowering leadership is less effective during a crisis and can even result in adverse effects. The results challenge the notion that empowering leadership universally benefits employee well-being and highlight its potential dark side
Business · Natural experiment · Political science · Public relations · Emotional Intelligence and Performance · Human Resource Development and Performance Evaluation · Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior · Public Administration
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |