Presenting a structural model of the effect of knowledge leadership and perceived organizational health on work enthusiasm with an emphasis on the mediating role of organizational intimacy

The purpose of this study is to provide a structural model of the effect of knowledge leadership and perceived organizational health on work enthusiasm, emphasizing the mediating role of organizational intimacy in public libraries of West Azerbaijan province. This research is of applied type; and in terms of method, descriptive-correlation. The statistical population of the research includes 160 public library employees of West Azerbaijan province, of which 113 people were selected as a statistical sample based on Cochran's formula and stratified random selection. The data collection tool in this research includes four standard questionnaires. In order to ensure the existence or non-existence of a causal relationship between the research variables and to check the suitability of the observed data with the conceptual model of the research, the research hypotheses were tested using the structural equation model. In this research, structural equation modeling and the partial least squares (PLS) method were used to test the hypotheses and model fit. The research findings showed that knowledge leadership has a significant effect on work enthusiasm and organizational intimacy, and perceived organizational health has a significant effect on work enthusiasm and organizational intimacy. In addition, at the 95% confidence level, organizational intimacy plays a mediating role in the effect of knowledge leadership and perceived organizational health on work enthusiasm.