scholarly journals Linking Ethical Leadership to Work Engagement: The Effects of Person–Group Fit and Person–Job Fit

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Work Engagement ◽  
Ethical Leadership ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Job Fit ◽  
Corporate Leaders ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Relationship

The study of ethical leadership involving corporate leaders has gained importance in recent years. This research investigated the link between ethical leadership and performance using data from the medical center in Taiwan. Drawing on person–environment fit theory, we examined the mediating roles of person– group fit and person–job fit in the relationship between ethical leadership and work engagement. A convenience sampling was used to collect 447 valid questionnaires, and structural equation modeling was used for analysis and testing. Results revealed that ethical leadership is positively related to work engagement. Further, P–G fit and P–J fit mediate the relationship between ethical leadership and work engagement. Finally, implications for theory and practice are discussed

Autonomy and Performance: Proactive Vitality Management and Work Engagement as Sequential Mediators of the Relationship

2021 ◽  
pp. 003329412110484
Author(s):  
Luca Tisu ◽  
Delia Vîrgă ◽  
Ioana Mermeze
Keyword(s):  
Work Engagement ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Current Trend ◽  
Well Being ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Theoretical Assumption ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Individual Strategies ◽  
The Relationship

A current trend in organizational job design is to provide employees increased autonomy to enhance their performance. Using the Job Demands-Resources (JD-R) theory as a working framework, the present study proposes proactive vitality management and work engagement as sequential mediators of this relationship. Thus, we test a parsimonious model that encompasses both individual strategies (i.e., proactive vitality management) and affective-cognitive (i.e., work engagement) factors as explanatory mechanisms in the link between autonomy and performance. Data from 256 Romanian employees were gathered and analyzed via structural equation modeling. The results provided support to our model. Specifically, we found proactive vitality management and work engagement to fully mediate the relationship between autonomy and performance. As such, our model validates the theoretical assumption of the JD-R theory that employees who engage in individual strategies (i.e., proactive vitality management) can capitalize on existing job resources (i.e., autonomy) to increase their well-being (i.e., work engagement) and performance. Furthermore, by identifying proactive vitality management as a mediator in the relationship between autonomy and performance, we provide practitioners with a set of proactive behaviors that can complement resource-replenishing activities (e.g., coffee break) in securing and sustaining high energy levels at work.

scholarly journals Ethical Leadership, Affective Commitment, Work Engagement, and Creativity: Testing a Multiple Mediation Approach

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (16) ◽  
pp. 4489 ◽  
Author(s):  
Asif ◽  
Qing ◽  
Hwang ◽  
Shi
Keyword(s):  
Work Engagement ◽  
Ethical Leadership ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Affective Commitment ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Multiple Mediation ◽  
Public Sector Employees ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Chinese Public

This study aimed to explore the relationships among ethical leadership (EL), affective commitment (AC), work engagement (WE), and employees’ creativity (EC). In total, 233 Chinese public sector employees completed the survey in three phases. We used confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and structural equation modeling (SEM) to analyze the data. The paper found positive relationships between EL and WE and with EL and EC. The results further revealed that AC partially mediates the EL-WE relationship, while both AC and WE fully mediate the relationship between EL and EC. Testing these relationships via a multiple-mediated approach significantly contributed to the existing research on leadership.

scholarly journals Ethical Leadership, Work Meaningfulness, and Work Engagement in the Public Sector

2018 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 112-131 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed Mohammed Sayed Mostafa ◽  
Eman Aly Abed El-Motalib
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Ethical Leadership ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Hospital Nurses ◽  
Work Meaningfulness ◽  
Substitutes For Leadership Theory ◽  
Substitutes For Leadership ◽  
The Relationship

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.

scholarly journals Use of management reports and performance of sales managers in an insurance company

2018 ◽  
Vol 29 (78) ◽  
pp. 343-354
Author(s):  
José Carlos Tiomatsu Oyadomari ◽  
Bruno Duque ◽  
Edelcio Koitiro Nisiyama ◽  
Ronaldo Gomes Dultra-de-Lima ◽  
Octavio Ribeiro de Mendonça Neto
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Insurance Company ◽  
Sales Managers ◽  
Business Managers ◽  
Accounting Practice ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Relationship

ABSTRACT This article aims to investigate the relationship between perceptions of the enabling dimension and the technical validity of the management reports of an insurance company and the performance of its sales managers, mediated by the use of these reports. Companies invest resources in providing management reports for business managers to take decisions, so understanding what influences the use of these reports and whether this use is associated with performance constitutes a relevant subject for both academia and professional practice. The results may be useful for organizations that are taking decisions to invest in management reports, showing that technical validity is what best influences the use of these reports, at least in the short term, which is also a contribution to the theory. Secondary data were combined with a survey of 231 respondents from an insurance company and analyzed using the structural equation modeling (SEM) technique via partial least squares (PLS). The article contributes to the literature and management accounting practice by demonstrating that, unlike in previous studies, the enabling dimension does not positively influence the use of management reports. On the other hand, the study shows that technical validity, which is a more tangible dimension of the quality of management reports, is positively associated with their use and that this use influences the performance of the sales managers. Keywords: use of management reports, sales performance, sales managers, insurers, enabling.

Family support and entrepreneurial passion: The mediating role of entrepreneurs' psychological capital

2021 ◽  
Vol 49 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Jian-Li Gao ◽  
Dong-Sheng Li ◽  
Mary-Louise Conway
Keyword(s):  
Family Support ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Psychological Capital ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Entrepreneurial Passion ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Entrepreneurial passion is seen as a valuable predictor of entrepreneurs' behavior and performance. We explored what makes entrepreneurs passionate by adopting a qualitative research method from a social support perspective. To test our hypotheses we conducted a survey with 287 young entrepreneurs in China. Using structural equation modeling we studied the impact of three types of support from the family on entrepreneurial passion. The results show that financial support and social capital support had a stronger influence on entrepreneurial passion than did emotional support. Further, psychological capital played a partial mediating role in the relationship between family support and entrepreneurial passion. This study enhances the integrity of previous research conclusions on entrepreneurial passion and, in particular, provides further insight into the development of nascent entrepreneurs and their new businesses.

Fostering Creativity and Work Engagement Through Perceived Organizational Support: The Interactive Role of Stressors

SAGE Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 215824402110469
Author(s):  
Aneeq Inam ◽  
Jo Ann Ho ◽  
Hina Zafar ◽  
Unaiza Khan ◽  
Adnan Ahmed Sheikh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Exchange ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Organizational Support ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Social Exchange Theory ◽  
Perceived Organizational Support ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Employee Creativity ◽  
Fostering Creativity ◽  
The Relationship

The increasing interest of organizations in innovating and surviving during stressful work environments has led scholars to ponder ways to increase employee’s creativity. The study aims to empirically examine the relationship between perceived organizational support (POS) and employee creativity through work engagement and the moderating effect of challenge and hindrance stressors. The theoretical lens of social exchange theory was used to explain the study framework. Data was collected from 324 marketing personnel of the beverage and telecom sector in Pakistan and analyzed using structural equation modeling (SEM) with AMOS. The findings revealed that the direct relationship between POS with work engagement and employee creativity and work engagement with employee creativity was significant. Interestingly, the moderator has shown a prominent effect, which illustrated that low hindrance stressors strengthened the relationship between POS and work engagement. The study contributes by enhancing the employee’s creativity by reducing stressful working environments in many ways.

Leader positive humor and employee creativity: The mediating role of work engagement

2021 ◽  
Vol 49 (7) ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Guodong Yang
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Employee Creativity ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Positive Effect

Leader humor plays an important role in organizations because it affects employees' attitude and behavior. The positive effect of humor in organizations has been widely touted; however, research on the effect of leader humor on employee creativity is still rare. This study addressed how leader positive humor affects employee creativity and whether work engagement mediates this relationship. Data were collected from 233 supervisor–subordinate dyads in 23 Chinese hightech companies. Results of structural equation modeling indicate that leader positive humor was positively related to work engagement, and that work engagement was positively related to employee creativity. Additionally, work engagement mediated the relationship between leader positive humor and employee creativity. Thus, organizations should encourage managers to use positive humor to enhance employees' engagement at work, which will, in turn, lead to creative outcomes. This research extends understanding of the leader positive humor–employee creativity relationship.

The influence of age on the job resources-engagement relationship

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 1218-1238 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Ning ◽  
Albi Alikaj
Keyword(s):  
Work Engagement ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Job Resources ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Work Arrangements ◽  
Older Employees ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Employee Work Engagement ◽  
The Relationship

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the moderating role of employee age in the relationship between work engagement and several job resources.Design/methodology/approachThe study used questionnaire-based surveys completed by 804 employees from firms located in West China. The data were then analyzed by conducting latent moderated structural equation modeling.FindingsThe results of the study show that certain job resources (autonomy, recognition, colleague support, participation, job security and flexible work arrangements) are more effective for older employees in promoting work engagement, while other resources (job feedback, opportunities for development, skill variety and internal promotion) are more tailored toward younger employees.Research limitations/implicationsThe results suggest that job resources are not equally effective in affecting employee work engagement. Therefore, future studies should adopt a dynamic lifespan perspective when studying the relationship between job resources and work engagement.Practical implicationsThe current study indicates that to increase younger employees’ work engagement, organizations need to rely more on development-oriented job resources, and to increase older employees’ work engagement, they need to focus more on maintenance-oriented resources.Originality/valueThe literature on work engagement has assumed that the strength of the relationship between job resources and work engagement is uniform among employees at all ages. This study refers to two life-span theories from the development psychology literature to explain that there are age-related differences in the effect of job resources on employee work engagement.

Police work-family nexus, work engagement and turnover intention

2019 ◽  
Vol 42 (5) ◽  
pp. 739-750 ◽  
Author(s):  
Talat Islam ◽  
Rashid Ahmad ◽  
Ishfaq Ahmed ◽  
Zeshan Ahmer
Keyword(s):  
Work Engagement ◽  
Turnover Intention ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Job Fit ◽  
Role Conflicts ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
Work Family ◽  
Two Stages

Purpose Around 87 percent of employees are not engaged in their work and 82 percent have withdrawal intentions across the globe. Considering these emerging challenges the purpose of this paper is to investigate the associations between inter-role conflicts, work engagement and turnover intention considering person-job-fit (PJF) as a moderator. Design/methodology/approach The data from 343 Punjab police employees were collected on a convenience basis through a questionnaire-based survey. The study used the second generation data analysis technique (i.e. structural equation modeling) in two stages. Findings The results found work engagement as a mediator between inter-role conflicts and turnover intention. In addition, PJF was found to moderate these relations. Research limitations/implications This study collected data from a single province of the county. The study has implications for the academicians and policymakers. Originality/value Considering the emerging challenges to policing, this study is first of its kind to examine the moderating role of PJF. This theoretical model is developed on the basis of conservation of resource theory and field theory.

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