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

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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Main Authors: Muhammad Asif, Miao Qing, Jinsoo Hwang, Hao Shi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-08-01
Series:Sustainability
Subjects:
ethical leadership
affective commitment
work engagement
employee creativity
structural equation modeling (SEM)
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/11/16/4489
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spelling 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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author Muhammad Asif
Miao Qing
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Hao Shi
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Miao Qing
Jinsoo Hwang
Hao Shi
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ethical leadership
affective commitment
work engagement
employee creativity
structural equation modeling (SEM)
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title Ethical Leadership, Affective Commitment, Work Engagement, and Creativity: Testing a Multiple Mediation Approach
title_short Ethical Leadership, Affective Commitment, Work Engagement, and Creativity: Testing a Multiple Mediation Approach
title_full Ethical Leadership, Affective Commitment, Work Engagement, and Creativity: Testing a Multiple Mediation Approach
title_fullStr Ethical Leadership, Affective Commitment, Work Engagement, and Creativity: Testing a Multiple Mediation Approach
title_full_unstemmed Ethical Leadership, Affective Commitment, Work Engagement, and Creativity: Testing a Multiple Mediation Approach
title_sort ethical leadership, affective commitment, work engagement, and creativity: testing a multiple mediation approach
publisher MDPI AG
series Sustainability
issn 2071-1050
publishDate 2019-08-01
description 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.
topic ethical leadership
affective commitment
work engagement
employee creativity
structural equation modeling (SEM)
url https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/11/16/4489
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