Chapter 9: Impact of Spiritual Leadership on Catholic Organizational Identity

The tradition of leadership in Catholic organizations has long been associated with the values and traditions of the Catholic Church. The proponents of Catholic organizations suggest the loss of Catholic leadership in Catholic organizations will change the culture of the organization and have a significant impact on the values and service principles and, in particular, the nature of Catholic organizational identity. The purpose of this research was to test a dynamic relationship between spiritual leadership and Catholic organizational identity and key individual and organizational outcomes in a sample of corporate leaders from Catholic health and service agencies. Using structural equation modeling, results revealed significant support for hypotheses. Implications for theory, research, and practice are discussed.