Znaczenie przywództwa duchowego w zespołach wirtualnych – ocena rzetelności i trafności narzędzia badawczego
The Importance of Spiritual Leadership in Virtual Teams: Assessing the Reliability and Validity of a Research Tool

Summary/Abstract: Objective: The article examines the relationship between spiritual leadership, a sense of meaningand membership, and virtual team effectiveness. Much of the research points to the applicabilityof the spiritual leadership model to determine individual and organisational performance.However, there are no studies in this area regarding virtual teams, which have recently becomea basic organisational unit at work.Research Design & Methods: The survey was conducted among 602 members of virtual teams.The confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modelling were used to determine thevalidity and reliability of the questionnaire used.Findings: The research results show, first, that the theoretical model is a good fit and, second, thatspiritual leadership has an indirect influence on the effectiveness of virtual teams by building themeaning of work and helping team members feel a sense of belonging.Implications / Recommendations: The proposed model of spiritual leadership and its variableshave been positively verified and the model can be used in a virtual team.Contribution: In the theoretical context, relationships between variables were identified and theimportance of spiritual leadership for virtual teamwork was assessed. In an empirical context,research was conducted that verified the usefulness of the spiritual leadership model, thusproposing a specific tool for assessing spiritual leadership in virtual teams.

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