Gen Z Employee Adaptive Performance: The Role of Inclusive Leadership and Workplace Happiness

Kleanthis K. Katsaros ()
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Kleanthis K. Katsaros: School of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Food Science & Technology, University of Patras, 26504 Rio, Greece

Administrative Sciences, 2024, vol. 14, issue 8, 1-13

Abstract: By drawing on the social exchange theory, this paper suggests a mediation model to examine the role of workplace happiness (i.e., work engagement, job satisfaction, and affective organizational commitment) in the relationship between inclusive leadership and Gen Z employee adaptive performance. Data were collected from 305 Gen Z employees in the Greek telecommunications industry and their supervisors in three sequential phases. The research findings suggest that workplace happiness partially mediates the relationship between inclusive leadership and Gen Z employee adaptive performance. The results indicate that should leaders and managers manage to positively influence Gen Z employees’ work engagement and job satisfaction by employing inclusive strategies and procedures, they will increase their adaptive performance during change. Relevant suggestions are made.

Keywords: adaptive performance; Gen Z employees; inclusive leadership; workplace happiness (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L M M0 M1 M10 M11 M12 M14 M15 M16 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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