Mostafa, AMS and Abed El-Motalib, EA (2020) Ethical Leadership, Work Meaningfulness, and Work Engagement in the Public Sector. Review of Public Personnel Administration, 40 (1). pp. 112-131. ISSN 0734-371X
Abstract
This study responds to recent calls for research on how and why ethical leadership is related to employee outcomes. Drawing on self-concept–based theory and substitutes-for-leadership theory, the study examines both the mediating and moderating role of work meaningfulness on the relationship between ethical leadership and work engagement. Using a sample of Egyptian public hospital nurses, the results of structural equation modeling (SEM) revealed that work meaningfulness partially mediated the relationship between ethical leadership and engagement. Furthermore, the results showed the positive relationship between ethical leadership and work engagement was stronger for employees who experienced lower rather than higher levels of meaningfulness. Thus, public sector organizations need to put emphasis on nurturing ethical leadership and stimulating employees’ sense of work meaningfulness. However, they need to be aware that, sometimes, they may not be able to get “double the benefits” when they invest in developing both.
Metadata
Item Type: | Article |
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Keywords: | ethical leadership, work meaningfulness, work engagement, self-concept–based theory, substitutes-for-leadership theory, Egyptian public hospital nurses |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Business (Leeds) > Management Division (LUBS) (Leeds) > Management Division Organizational Behaviour (LUBS) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 10 Apr 2019 15:22 |
Last Modified: | 30 Jan 2020 15:41 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
Identification Number: | 10.1177/0734371X18790628 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:144712 |