Teleworkers and the Moderating Effect of Sense of Community on Leadership Substitutes

This dissertation explored whether teleworkers’ sense of community affected leadership substitutes. The purpose was to explore teleworker perceptions of the level of sense of community and whether that level affects the preference for leadership substitutes to a teleworker’s self-defined sense of productivity. It also explored teleworker perception regarding the sense of community in the post-COVID era and how that may tie into how much a teleworker prefers a leadership substitute. The data analysis revealed a statistically significant outcome from regression testing, despite contradicting the original hypothesis that a low level of sense of community would result in a high usage of leadership substitutes. The sample size (n=239) exceeded the power analysis, indicating a robust and reliable dataset. Ultimately, the results of this study showed a 1.3-unit increase in the use of leadership substitutes for every one-unit increase in sense of community.

Grantor dc:publisher

Creighton University

Year dc:date.issued

2025

Author dc:creator

• Lopez Jr., Jose

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Ford, Deborah J.

• Leadership Substitutes
• Public Service
• Sense of Community
• Telework

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright is retained by the Author. A non-exclusive distribution right is granted to Creighton University and to ProQuest following the publishing model selected above.

Language dc:language.iso

en_US

Repository record dc:identifier.uri

https://cdr.creighton.edu/handle/10504/158614

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:cdr.creighton.edu:10504/158614