Winston (2003) proposed that the leader‘s service to the follower results in the follower‘s reciprocal service to the
leader.Stone et al (2004) argued that the motive of the servant leader‘s influence is not to direct others but rather
to motivate and facilitate service and stewardship by the followers themselves. Servant leadership is therefore
different from other leadership styles since its main focus is on the service of people rather than control or selfinterest
and as such it can contribute significantly to employee organizational commitment.Empirical studies
havesupported this servant leadership variable (Hale &Fields, 2007; Patterson, 2002; Russell & Stone, 2002;
Mazareiet al, 2013).