Abstract
AbstractNon-profit organizations are relied on heavily to meet the needs of local communities.
Locally based non-profits depend on every employee to do their part in carrying out the
mission. This non-experimental quantitative study sought to discover if an association
existed between an individual’s leadership efficacy and their moral efficacy. The research
question that guided my study was: At locally based non-profits in the Southwest
Missouri region (SWMO), does an employee’s perception of leadership efficacy
influence their individual moral efficacy? The Leader Efficacy Questionnaire measured
the independent variable, leader efficacy which contains three a priori scales consisting of
leader action self-efficacy, leader self-regulation efficacy, and leader means efficacy. I
developed a Self-Confidence Scale, influenced by the Moral Potency Questionnaire’s
scale of moral efficacy, that measured the dependent variable, moral efficacy. A cross-sectional
survey was used to collect the responses (N=140). Through bivariate correlation
and multiple regression analysis, I looked for any relationships between the variables. All
three types of leadership efficacy had a significant correlation effect with moral efficacy.
My proposed solution was to hold a summit to promote learning and leadership
development. The intention of my study was to contribute to the literature on efficacious
leaders in locally based non-profit organizations.
Keywords: leadership efficacy, moral efficacy, locally based non-profits, Leader
Efficacy Questionnaire, Self-Confidence Scale