The role of trusted leadership in promoting proactive behavior of employees - An applied study on a sample of managers in the Iraqi Ministry of Planning
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reliable leadership, proactive behavior of employeesAbstract
The research aims to identify the role of reliable leadership in the Iraqi Ministry of Planning and determine the degree of relationship in proactive work behaviors by knowing the dimensions of reliable leadership available in the ministry as an independent variable with its dimensions (self-awareness, internal moral perspective) in supporting the proactive behavior of workers as a dependent variable with its dimensions of (vocal behavior, individual innovation), and the problem of the study lies in the need to strengthen the role of trusted leaders in the proactive behavior of workers in the Iraqi Ministry of Planning, as managers were chosen in (5) departments, including a site for research, and a (intentional) sample was taken consisting of (103) individuals from Managers in higher, middle and lower departments, i.e. general managers and their assistants, department managers and division directors who represent part of the study population of (140) individuals in the ministry’s departments within the headquarters, with a rate of (73.5%). The results were analyzed by adopting the statistical program (SPSS V. 24) The results of the research showed the existence of a significant correlation and influence between the reliable leadership represented by its dimensions in the proactive behavior of the working individuals represented by its dimensions.
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