<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The concept of health-promoting leadership focuses on the interaction between the organization and the individual by identifying components able to positively influence employees’ working conditions. In the present study, the effects of health-promoting leadership and transformational leadership on the employees’ recovery–stress balance are investigated. In an online study, 212 Slovenian workers were asked about their perceptions of their direct supervisors and their work-related stress and recovery. The results showed that both leadership styles have a significant effect on employees’ recovery at the workplace, which mediated the relationship between leadership and work-related stress.</p></abstract>

The concept of health-promoting leadership focuses on the interaction between the organization and the individual by identifying components able to positively influence employees’ working conditions. In the present study, the effects of health-promoting leadership and transformational leadership on the employees’ recovery–stress balance are investigated. In an online study, 212 Slovenian workers were asked about their perceptions of their direct supervisors and their work-related stress and recovery. The results showed that both leadership styles have a significant effect on employees’ recovery at the workplace, which mediated the relationship between leadership and work-related stress.

Similarities and Differences of Health-promoting Leadership and Transformational Leadership

University of Graz, Institute of Psychology, Austria

University of Maribor, Faculty of Economics and Business, Slovenia

Naše gospodarstvo/Our economy

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Podobnosti in razlike med vodenjem s poudarkom na upravljanju zdravja zaposlenih in transformacijskim vodenjem

The concept of health-promoting leadership focuses on the interaction between the organization and the individual by identifying components able to positively...

Similarities and Differences of Health-promoting Leadership and Transformational Leadership

Online veröffentlicht: 21. Aug. 2015

Seitenbereich: 3 - 13

Eingereicht: 01. Feb. 2015

Akzeptiert: 01. Juli 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ngoe-2015-0013

Schlüsselwörter
conditions, health-promoting leadership, transformational leadership, stress, recovery, working environment

© Anita Dunkl et al.

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Similarities and Differences of Health-promoting Leadership and Transformational Leadership

Online veröffentlicht: 21. Aug. 2015

Seitenbereich: 3 - 13

Eingereicht: 01. Feb. 2015

Akzeptiert: 01. Juli 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ngoe-2015-0013

Schlüsselwörterconditions, health-promoting leadership, transformational leadership, stress, recovery, working environment

© Anita Dunkl et al.

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Schlüsselwörter
conditions, health-promoting leadership, transformational leadership, stress, recovery, working environment