Fostering employee volunteering in public organizations through inclusive leadership

Abstract EN

Public organizations have been trying to manage diversity with all its facets among their employees to create an environment that fits all.

thus, an interest in inclusive leadership started to rise.

given the increasing costs, on the other hand, a concurrent interest in employee volunteering started to emerge.

little is known, however, about employee volunteering in public organizations therefore, this paper investigates the extent to which inclusive leadership in public organizations can foster employee volunteering.

by relying on quantitative analysis, a questionnaire was disseminated to N = 208 officials with different educational levels and employment conditions at an Egyptian public university.

this paper concludes that as public officials have public service motivation, they are more likely to volunteer.

this volunteering can be fostered by adopting two traits of inclusive leadership: availability and accessibility to create a sense of uniqueness and belongingness among the employees.