Ethical Leadership, Affective Commitment, Work Engagement, and Creativity: Testing a Multiple Mediation Approach
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 s...
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doaj-0b92aa57146b42318b7d15b0e98ee0502020-11-25T02:30:48ZengMDPI AGSustainability2071-10502019-08-011116448910.3390/su11164489su11164489Ethical Leadership, Affective Commitment, Work Engagement, and Creativity: Testing a Multiple Mediation ApproachMuhammad Asif0Miao Qing1Jinsoo Hwang2Hao Shi3School of Public Affairs, Zijingang Campus, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, ChinaSchool of Public Affairs, Zijingang Campus, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, ChinaThe College of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Sejong University, 98 Gunja-Dong, Gwanjin-Gu, Seoul 143-747, KoreaSchool of Public Affairs, Zijingang Campus, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, ChinaThis 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.https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/11/16/4489ethical leadershipaffective commitmentwork engagementemployee creativitystructural equation modeling (SEM) |
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Ethical Leadership, Affective Commitment, Work Engagement, and Creativity: Testing a Multiple Mediation Approach |
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Ethical Leadership, Affective Commitment, Work Engagement, and Creativity: Testing a Multiple Mediation Approach |
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Ethical Leadership, Affective Commitment, Work Engagement, and Creativity: Testing a Multiple Mediation Approach |
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Ethical Leadership, Affective Commitment, Work Engagement, and Creativity: Testing a Multiple Mediation Approach |
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Ethical Leadership, Affective Commitment, Work Engagement, and Creativity: Testing a Multiple Mediation Approach |
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ethical leadership, affective commitment, work engagement, and creativity: testing a multiple mediation approach |
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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. |
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ethical leadership affective commitment work engagement employee creativity structural equation modeling (SEM) |
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