Antecedents of employee thriving at work: The roles of formalization, ethical leadership, and interpersonal justice

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. M. Saidur Rahaman ◽  
Jeroen Stouten ◽  
Stijn Decoster ◽  
Jeroen Camps
Keyword(s):  
Ethical Leadership ◽  
Interpersonal Justice ◽  
Thriving At Work

scholarly journals How Upper/Middle Managers' Ethical Leadership Activates Employee Ethical Behavior? The Role of Organizational Justice Perceptions Among Employees

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hussam Al Halbusi ◽  
Pablo Ruiz-Palomino ◽  
Pedro Jimenez-Estevez ◽  
Santiago Gutiérrez-Broncano
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Justice ◽  
Ethical Leadership ◽  
Ethical Behavior ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Interpersonal Justice ◽  
Mediation Effects ◽  
Informational Justice ◽  
Justice Perceptions

Several studies have been conducted on ethical leadership and workplace ethical behavior but little is known about the role of organizational justice and each of its dimensions (procedural, distributive, interpersonal, informational) in this relationship. This study predicts that ethical leadership enhances organizational justice perceptions, including each of its specific dimensions, which in turn enhances employee ethical behavior. The results from two-wave survey data obtained from 270 employees in the Malaysian manufacturing industry confirm that ethical leadership has a positive impact on employee ethical behavior, and that organizational justice and each of its justice dimensions mediate this relationship, both individually and together. Importantly, interpersonal and informational dimensions show the strongest mediation effects. This paper highlights the actions and strategies that can help managers to effectively elevate the moral tone in their organizations. In particular, our findings show where managers must put more emphasis to foster an ethical workplace: on providing fair treatment (interpersonal justice) and honest information (informational justice).

Be zhongyong and be ethical: dual leadership in promoting employees’ thriving at work

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shenghao Guo ◽  
Qianqian Hu
Keyword(s):  
Intrinsic Motivation ◽  
Leadership Styles ◽  
Leadership Style ◽  
Ethical Leadership ◽  
Leadership Behaviors ◽  
Point Scale ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Positive Leadership ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Thriving At Work

Purpose The roles that one single leadership style plays on motivating employees have been studied. However, in reality, an individual may exhibit more than one type of leadership style. This study aims to reveal how zhongyong leadership can lead to employees’ thriving at work in China, with a glance at ethical leadership as a moderator. The intrinsic motivation of employees is also considered as a mediator to show the specific path that bridges employees’ perceived leadership styles and their thriving at work. Design/methodology/approach Using three-period data from a sample of 346 employees working in Chinese companies, this study performs regression and bootstrap analyzes in PROCESS macro to test the hypotheses. By adopting the Johnson-Neyman technique, this study further identifies the specific moderating range within which ethical leadership makes a difference. Findings The positive correlation between zhongyong leadership and employees’ thriving at work only withstand scrutiny when the level of ethical leadership is sufficiently high and employees’ intrinsic motivation plays a mediating role. Specifically, when the ethical leadership level is higher than 6.022 (on a seven-point scale), zhongyong leadership can significantly increase the intrinsic motivation of employees and their thriving at work will be stronger as a result. On the contrary, when ethical leadership is lower than 1.089 (on a seven-point scale), this mediated relationship will head exactly in the opposite direction. Originality/value This study focuses on investigating the effects of multiple positive leadership behaviors on promoting employees’ thriving at work. The resultant findings provide compelling evidence for the integration of different leadership styles in practice and consolidate the theoretical underpinnings of related research on thriving at work.

scholarly journals IMPACT OF ETHICAL LEADERSHIP AND THRIVING AT WORK ON PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING OF EMPLOYEES: MEDIATING ROLE OF VOICE BEHAVIOUR

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 194-217 ◽  
Author(s):  
Khadija Yousaf ◽  
Ghulam Abid ◽  
Tahira Hassan Butt ◽  
Sehrish Ilyas ◽  
Saira Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Ethical Leadership ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Employee Voice ◽  
Information Technology Industry ◽  
Verbal Interactions ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Thriving At Work

Purpose – We investigated how thriving at work and ethical leadership affects the employee psychological well-being. Further, we also examined the mediating role of voice behaviour between thriving at work and employee psychological well-being as well as ethical leadership and employee psychological well-being. Research methodology – A quantitative research method was utilized to collect data from employees of a telecommunication company. SPSS and Process Macro were used for data analysis. Findings – Results demonstrated that thriving at work and ethical leadership are positively associated with employee psychological well-being. Furthermore, the employee voice behaviour acts as a mediator between thriving at work, ethical leadership and employee well-being. Research limitations – All of the data in this study were collected from single source i.e., employees of information technology industry and also specific to a metropolitan city like Lahore. Further, study has a very limited representation of the females. Practical implications – the findings suggest that organizations should create such an environment where managers are able to have positive verbal interactions with employees that may facilitate their well-being and makes them satisfied with their jobs. Originality/Value – This study is one of the first studies to investigate the association between voice behaviour, thriving at work, employee psychological as well as psychological well-being.

Ethische Führung – Gütekriterien einer deutschen Adaptation der Ethical Leadership Scale (ELS-D) von

2009 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 57-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jens Rowold ◽  
Lars Borgmann ◽  
Kathrin Heinitz
Keyword(s):  
Ethical Leadership ◽  
Laissez Faire ◽  
Ethical Leadership Scale

Ziel des vorliegenden Beitrages ist, die Gütekriterien eines Instruments zur Erfassung von ethischer Führung zu überprüfen. Ausgangspunkt war die Übersetzung der Ethical Leadership Scale von Brown, Trevino und Harrison (2005) ins Deutsche (ELS-D). Anschließend wurde anhand dreier Stichproben (N1 = 100, N2 = 119, N3 = 507) die faktorielle Binnenstruktur des Instrumentes überprüft. Es ergaben sich zwei Faktoren (ethische Mitarbeiterführung und ethisches Rollenmodell). Es zeigten sich konvergente Validitäten zwischen den Skalen ethischer Führung und transformationaler, transaktionaler, mitarbeiter- und aufgabenorientierter Führung (positive Korrelationen) sowie Laissez-faire (negative Korrelation). Demgegenüber waren die Skalen ethischer Führung erwartungskonform überwiegend unabhängig vom Alter der geführten Mitarbeiter und vom Geschlecht der Führungskraft. Hohe Zusammenhänge zwischen ethischer Führung und der Arbeitszufriedenheit sowie dem Commitment der Mitarbeiter werden als Belege für die Konstruktvalidität gewertet. Die interne Konsistenz der ELS-D-Skalen war in allen drei empirischen Studien gut. Insgesamt steht mit der hier vorgestellten deutschen Adaptation der ELS ein ökonomisches Instrument mit ansprechenden Gütekriterien für den Einsatz bereit.

Employee Strengths Use and Thriving at Work

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 197-205
Author(s):  
He Ding ◽  
Xixi Chu
Keyword(s):  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Mediation Model ◽  
Model Data ◽  
Strengths Use ◽  
Moderated Mediation Model ◽  
Indirect Relationship ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Humble Leadership ◽  
Thriving At Work

Abstract. This study aimed to investigate the relationship of employee strengths use with thriving at work by proposing a moderated mediation model. Data were collected at two time points, spaced by a 2-week interval. A total of 260 medical staff completed strengths use, perceived humble leadership, self-efficacy, and thriving scales. The results of path analysis showed that strengths use is positively related to thriving, and self-efficacy mediates the relationship of strengths use with thriving. In addition, this study also found perceived humble leadership to positively moderate the direct relationship of strengths use with self-efficacy and the indirect relationship of strengths use with thriving via self-efficacy. This study contributes to a better understanding of how and when strengths use affects thriving.

The Emergence and Maintenance of Ethical Leadership in Organizations

2012 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Silke Astrid Eisenbeiß ◽  
Steffen R. Giessner
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
Ethical Leadership ◽  
Leadership Behavior ◽  
Peer Group ◽  
Organizational Characteristics ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Environmental Complexity ◽  
Group Influence ◽  
Analysis Society ◽  
Different Levels

The present paper gives a review of empirical research on ethical leadership and shows that still little is known known about the contextual antecedents of ethical leadership. To address this important issue, a conceptual framework is developed that analyzes the embeddedness of organizational ethical leadership. This framework identifies manifest and latent contextual factors on three different levels of analysis – society, industry, and organization – which can affect the development and maintenance of ethical leadership. In particular, propositions are offered about how (1) societal characteristics, notably the implementation and the spirit of human rights in a society and societal cultural values of responsibility, justice, humanity, and transparency; (2) industry characteristics such as environmental complexity, the content of the organizational mandate, and the interests of stakeholder networks; and (3) intra-organizational characteristics, including the organizational ethical infrastructure and the ethical leadership behavior of a leader’s peer group, influence the development and maintenance of ethical leadership in organizations. This list of factors is not exhaustive, but illustrates how the three levels may impact ethical leadership. Implications for managerial practice and future research are discussed.

Supervisors' Use of Impression Management and Ethical Leadership

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Michele Kacmar ◽  
Dawn S. Carlson ◽  
Kenneth J. Harris
Keyword(s):  
Impression Management ◽  
Ethical Leadership

Incivility among coworkers: Exchanges, interpersonal justice, and commitment

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Triana ◽  
María Fernanda Garcia ◽  
Adrienne J. Colella
Keyword(s):  
Interpersonal Justice
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