The Cross-Cultural Invariance of the Servant Leadership Survey: A Comparative Study across Eight Countries

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Van Dierendonck D., Sousa M., Gunnarsdottir S., Bobbio A., Hakanen J., Verdorfer A. P., ...More

ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES, vol.7, no.2, 2017 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 7 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.3390/admsci7020008
  • Journal Name: ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Keywords: servant leadership, cross-cultural, measurement equivalence, EQUIVALENCE
  • Anadolu University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

This paper tests and confirms the cross-cultural equivalence of the Servant Leadership Survey (SLS) in eight countries and languages: The Netherlands, Portugal, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Spain, Turkey and Finland. A composite sample consisting of 5201 respondents from eight countries that all filled out the SLS was used. A three-step approach was adopted to test configural invariance, measurement equivalence, and structural equivalence. For the full 30-item version of the SLS, configural invariance and partial measurement equivalence were confirmed. Implications of these results for the use of the SLS within cross-cultural studies are discussed.