The role of ethical leadership to employees work engagement: a social learning theory perspective

Junaidi, Junaidi

doi:10.1108/ijse-03-2023-0218

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“…Ethical leadership has become a crucial issue in both private and public organisations. However, few studies investigate ethical leadership and employees' behaviours in the workplace with inconclusive and inconsistent findings (Bachmann, 2017;Junaidi, 2023;Van Driel, 2019).…”

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The role of ethical leadership on employees’ behaviours and commitment to the organisation

Serang,

Ramlawati,

Suriyanti

et al. 2024

SA Journal of Human Resource Management

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Orientation: The rapid competition among companies puts pressure on managers to maintain their business’s competitive advantage. However, because of the massive competition and economic downturn during and after the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, financial scandals occurred at a much higher rate than in the past. This phenomenon has caused organisational leaders to shift their focus from material concerns to ethical leadership contexts in the workplace. It has a strong correlation with employee attitudes.Research purpose: This research examined the effects of ethical leadership on work engagement and knowledge sharing, which influence job performance and commitment among employees to the organisations.Motivation for the study: Investigating the relationship between ethical leadership, work engagement, and knowledge sharing among employees in Indonesia can provide insight on strategies to enhance employees’ job performance and commitment to the organisation. It plays an important role in significantly obtaining organisational outcomes and goals.Main findings: A survey was conducted with 670 Indonesian government employees, and structural equation modelling (SEM) was used to validate the research framework. The results showed that ethical leadership significantly affects employees’ work engagement and knowledge-sharing, which further enhances employees’ job performance and commitment to organisations. Furthermore, the mediator variables partially mediate the relationship between ethical leadership and outcome variables (e.g., employees’ job performance and organisational commitment).Practical/managerial implications: The leaders of public organisations should address moral and rational concerns to improve service quality in society. Additionally, it should be centred on purifying employees’ and organisation leaders’ ethical concerns and communication patterns to promote society’s service quality.Contribution: The research outcomes provide insight into the fact that leadership style plays an important role in employees’ attitudes and commitment. Hence, the organisation leaders should apply it to enhance employees’ commitment to organisations and performance.

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The role of ethical leadership on employees’ behaviours and commitment to the organisation

Serang,

Ramlawati,

Suriyanti

et al. 2024

SA Journal of Human Resource Management

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Impact of ethical leadership and psychological ownership on employees' voluntary pro-environmental behaviour: a case study of selected organisations in Delta State Nigeria

Nwanzu,

Babalola

2024

Environ Dev Sustain

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There is a need to complement strategic policies with discretionary environmentally friendly behaviour to ensure sustainable performance is recognised and accepted. This research investigates the impact of ethical leadership and psychological ownership on employees' voluntary pro-environmental behaviour and whether psychological ownership amplifies the impact of ethical leadership on employees' voluntary pro-environmental behaviour. The study was conducted amongst employees of selected public and commercial organisations in Nigeria. A cross-sectional survey of 163 employees provided the analysed data. Data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire, including three established scales. The mean age of the participants was 36.34, with a 7.88 standard deviation; men were 43.6%. Data analysis was conducted using statistical regression complemented with Process Macro. The findings indicated that ethical leadership has a positive association with voluntary pro-environmental behaviour (β = 0.64, 95% CI [0.46–0.68], t = 10.53, p < 0.001). Furthermore, psychological ownership was also found to predict voluntary pro-environmental behaviour as well (β = 0.23, 95% CI [0.10–0.35], t = 3.56, p < 0.001). However, psychological ownership did not moderate the relationship between ethical leadership and voluntary pro-environmental behaviour. Since this is a pioneer study, it could be tentatively concluded that although ethical leadership and psychological ownership energised the voluntary pro-environmental behaviour of the employees, their interaction did not.

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The moderating role of knowledge sharing in the relationship of transformational leadership style and environmental sustainability: an empirical study on the employee of ministries in the United Arab Emirate

Faqera,

Manaf

2024

IJOES

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Purpose In response to the prevalent significance of combating climate change, government agencies are required to achieve the critical goals of protecting natural resources, fostering long-term growth and promoting environmental sustainability. On this account, this study aims to investigate the moderating effect of knowledge sharing on the relationship between transformational leadership style and environmental sustainability. Design/methodology/approach To ensure the accuracy of the outcome, the study was designed using the resource-based view approach, comprising a sample of 276 employees across various United Arab Emirates (UAE) ministries, administering a validated questionnaire. The non-parametric software (i.e. Smart PLS 4) was used to analyse the data. Findings The findings indicated that three dimensions of transformational leadership style, idealised influence, individualised consideration and intellectual stimulation, were significantly related to environmental sustainability. Inspirational motivation, however, did not predict environmental sustainability. Originality/value In terms of value, the novelty of this study is the theoretical foundations that it provides for future research on the role of knowledge sharing that can affect transformational leadership and environmental sustainability among the ministries in the UAE. This study also sets a benchmark for these ministries and other public sectors’ strategic decision-making process of increasing knowledge sharing through a transformational leadership style.

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The role of ethical leadership to employees work engagement: a social learning theory perspective

Cited by 5 publications

References 45 publications

The role of ethical leadership on employees’ behaviours and commitment to the organisation

The role of ethical leadership on employees’ behaviours and commitment to the organisation

Impact of ethical leadership and psychological ownership on employees' voluntary pro-environmental behaviour: a case study of selected organisations in Delta State Nigeria

The moderating role of knowledge sharing in the relationship of transformational leadership style and environmental sustainability: an empirical study on the employee of ministries in the United Arab Emirate

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