Inspirational Leadership and Innovative Communication in Sustainable Organizations: A Mediating Role of Mutual Trust

Abstract

The possibility of accomplishing sustainable objectives is largely connected to the management and flourishing of an organizational system which keeps human capital engaged and committed. Our study investigated the association of inspirational leadership and innovative communication with employee engagement and commitment under the lens of leader member exchange theory. Specifically, we emphasized the mediating role of mutual trust in connection to social sustainability facets. A survey of data from employees in the manufacturing sector of Yunnan, China was utilized to test the hypothesized model. The study findings reported a significant association and came to the conclusion that a leader’s inspirational behavior coupled with innovative communication is a significant predictor of engagement and commitment in socially sustainable organizations. Moreover, mutual trust significantly mediated the relationship of innovative communication and inspirational leadership with employee engagement and commitment reaching the social perspective of sustainability. The current study added to the literature of sustainable organization by pointing out the social dimensions of sustainability.

Führungsvertrauen und die Förderung einer nachhaltigen Entwicklung in Organisationen

“…Die Studie von Toseef, Kiran, Zhuo, Jahangir, Riaz, Wei, Ghauri, Ullah und Ahmad (2022) ist eine der wenigen Studien, die spezifisch die Frage untersucht, welche Rolle das Führungsvertrauen bei der Gestaltung von nachhaltigeren Organisationen spielt. In der Studie wurde eine quantitative Befragung mit Mitarbeitenden und Führungskräften (n=152) von Organisationen im industriellen Sektor in Yunnan, China, vorgenommen (Toseef et al, 2022). Ziel war es zu erörtern, inwiefern das Führungsvertrauen die Entwicklung von nachhaltigen Prozessen und Strukturen in den Organisationen beeinflusst.…”

“…Die Ergebnisse von Toseef et al (2022) zeigen auf, dass die Implementierung von Nachhaltigkeit dynamische Organisationsstrukturen erfordert. Diese dynamischen Organisationsstrukturen werden wiederum durch die Führung in Zusammenarbeit mit den Mitarbeitenden entwickelt (Toseef et al, 2022). Kennzeichnend für dynamische Organisationsstrukturen ist ihre Flexibilität.…”

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“…It is also worth exploring how Chinese scholars can carry out environmental cooperation between China and Germany and take more effective countermeasures and suggestions. Leadership is pivotal for developing sustainable organizations to operate in a safe environment (Niemtu et al, 2022 ; Toseef et al, 2022 ). For future generations to benefit from current efforts, sustainable development is an instrumental tool for the current generation to make an optimistic use of resources (Barnes et al, 2013 ).…”

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“…Drivers of resilience against psychologic distress and attrition are similar in a pandemic as in high-stake high-performance environments [ 5 ]: provision of a sense of purpose and meaning, truly empathetic communication, sharing and championing a vision, and genuinely caring for each other. Many large companies in a variety of industries demonstrated the benefit of inspirational leadership in crisis management, sustainability, and economic returns—with mutual trust being crucial for staff commitment and engagement [ 6 ]. Complex matrix organizations, the administrative intricacy of healthcare environments, and the rise of managers who run care processes alike Chaplin’s Modern Times epic contribute to depersonalization and oppose inspirational leadership.…”

“…While it is true that upcoming generations envision another life perspective than baby boomers, this difference cannot justify failure to lead and inspire purpose. The power of workplace culture and organization cannot be overstated: whenever these key drivers of engagement focus on the meaning of healthcare provision, rather than becoming tools for command and control, trust, cooperation, and resilience flourish [ 6 , 7 ]. Stating and acting upon core values and truly caring for those who put their life and time in our care differentiates inspirational leadership from managed organizations.…”