Demographical variables Gender Age Education level Designations Experience (Years) Work under present manager ( Years) Experience with colleague (Years) Marital status Generation of Banks Categories Male Female 25-30 30-35 35-40 40-45 45-50 50- above Bachelor Pass Bachelor Honors Master Degree Others Assistant Officer Officer Principle Officer Senior Officer Others 1-3 3-6 6-9 9 - above Less than 1 1-2 2-3 3-4 4- above Less than 1 1-2 2-3 3- Above Married Unmarried 1st generation 2nd generation 3rd generation Frequency 320 67 132 167 54 21 7 6 5 6 373 3 91 92 45 144 15 111 164 65 47 75 143 93 43 33 49 124 105 109 257 130 121 214 52 Percentage 82.7 17.3 34.1 43.2 14.0 5.4 1.8 1.6 1.3 1.6 96.4 0.8 23.5 23.8 11.6 37.2 3.9 28.7 42.4 16.8 12.1 19.4 37.0 24.0 11.1 8.5 12.7 32.0 27.1 28.2 66.4 33.6 31.3 55.3 13.4 Construct Empowerment Items SLem1 SLem2 SLem3 SLem4 SLem5 SLem6 SLem7 Standing Back SLsb1 SLsb2 SLsb3 Accountability Forgiveness SLac1 SLac2 SLac3 SLfg1 SLfg2 SLfg3 Courage SLcr1 SLcr2 Authenticity SLau1 SLau2 SLau3 Humility SLau4 SLhu1 SLhu2 SLhu3 SLhu4 Stewardship SLhu5 SLst1 SLst2 SLst3 Description My manager gives me the information I need to do my work well My manager encourages me to use my talents My manager helps me to further develop myself My manager encourages his/her staff to come up with new ideas My manager gives me the authority to take decisions which make work easier for me My manager enables me to solve problems myself instead of just telling me what to do My manager offers me abundant opportunities to learn new skills My manager keeps himself/herself in the background and gives credits to others My manager is not chasing recognition or rewards for the things he/she does for others My manager appears to enjoy his/her colleagues’ success more than his/her own My manager holds me responsible for the work I carry out I am held accountable for my performance for my manager My manager holds me and my colleagues responsible for the way we handle a job My manager keeps criticizing people for the mistakes they make in their work (R) My manager maintains a hard attitude towards people who have offended him/her at work ( R) My manager finds it difficult to forget things that went wrong in the past ( R) My manager takes risks even when he/she is not certain of the support from his her own manager My manager takes risks and does what needs to be done in his/her view My manager is open about his/ her limitations and weaknesses My manager is often touched by the things he/she sees happening around him/her. My manager is prepared to express his/her feelings even if this might have undesirable consequences. My manager shows his / her true feelings to his/her staff. My manager learns from criticism My manager tries to learn from the criticism he/she gets from his/her superior. My manager admits his/her mistakes to his/her superior My manager learns from the different views and opinions of others If people express criticism, my manager tries to learn from it My manager emphasizes the importance of focusing on the good of the whole My manager has a long term vision My manager emphasizes the societal responsibility of our work. Mean SD 6.0930 1.03144 5.7855 5.6537 1.38758 1.35777 5.4315 1.48475 3.5646 1.62349 4.9147 1.63525 5.2481 1.46477 4.6796 1.70512 4.8630 1.66474 4.8165 1.62076 5.3178 5.5013 1.40125 1.40940 5.1370 1.31919 4.8217 1.47228 4.8140 1.43838 4.8140 1.43115 4.9406 1.40469 5.1783 1.35499 4.9535 1.52625 5.5349 1.31775 5.1680 1.30967 5.3307 4.9742 1.39174 1.61578 5.2739 1.46192 5.0026 1.49697 5.1757 1.43065 5.0207 1.51147 5.4393 1.31090 5.3643 1.50614 5.1447 1.51836