Linking Ethical Leadership to Employee Well-Being: The Role of Trust in Supervisor

Aamir Chughtai (), Marann Byrne () and Barbara Flood ()

Journal of Business Ethics, 2015, vol. 128, issue 3, 653-663

Abstract: Focusing on the supervisor–trainee relationship, this research set out to examine the impact of ethical leadership on two indicators of work-related well-being: work engagement and emotional exhaustion. Furthermore, this study sought to examine the mediating role of trust in supervisor in these relationships. Survey data were collected at two different points in time from 216 trainee accountants drawn from a variety of organisations. Structural equation modelling was used to test the research hypotheses. Results showed that, as hypothesised, trust in supervisor fully mediated the effects of ethical leadership on work engagement and emotional exhaustion, respectively. The theoretical and practical implications of this research are discussed. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2015

Keywords: Ethical leadership; Trust; Work engagement; Emotional exhaustion (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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