A Study on the Self-Leadership of Flight Attendant

So-Yeon, P. , PARK, H. , & So-Yeon, P. (2020). A Study on the Self-Leadership of Flight Attendant. East Asian Journal of Business Economics, 8(2), 15-27, https://doi.org/10.20498/eajbe.2020.8.2.15

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Abstract

Purpose : The purpose of this study is to analyze the relationship between the self-leadership of flight attendant and organizational effectiveness, the self-leadership of flight attendant and customer orientation, and the organizational effectiveness and customer orientation. Research design, data and methodology : To examine these research models, samples were collected from 318 flight attendants during Nov to Dec, 2019. Research Model established hypothesis 1 and hypothesis 2 that the three elements of self-leadership will affect organizational effectiveness and customer orientation. It also established hypothesis 3 that organizational effectiveness will affect customer orientation Results : The analysis on the effect of self-leadership have positive effect both on job satisfaction and organizational immersion. As a result of the relationship between organizational effectiveness and customer orientation, job satisfaction and organizational immersion have positive effect on both voluntary customer orientation and business customer orientation. Conclusions : Self-leadership affected positively on job satisfaction, organizational immersion and business customer orientation. the company have to provide flight attendant with incentives when they achieve good results. Also, company have to expand flight attendant's authority in their work environment. Organizational effectiveness affected positively on customer orientation so company have to give flight attendants with consistent seminars about company's vision and goal.

keywords: Self -Leadership, Organizational Effectiveness. Customer Orientation

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A Study on the Self-Leadership of Flight Attendant

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East Asian Journal of Business Economics