Ethical leadership and organizational performance: Employee happiness as a mediator and corporate social responsibility as a moderator

• Published in: Social behavior and personality Vol. 52; no. 5; pp. 13051E - 13060E
• Main Authors: Fendui, Qin, Naveed, Rana Tahir, Adnan, Mohammad, Kanwal, Sara
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Palmerston North Scientific Journal Publishers 01.05.2024; Scientific Journal Publishers, Ltd; Scientific Journal Publishers Ltd
• Subjects: Beliefs, opinions and attitudes; Business Ethics; Corporate Social Responsibility; Emotions; Employee Happiness; Employee performance; Employee-Employer; Employees; Employers; Ethical aspects; Ethical Leadership; Ethics; Happiness; Health care; Health care industry; Health care reform; Health services; Healthcare; Leadership; Mediation; Medical ethics; Medical personnel; Organizational behavior; Organizational effectiveness; Organizational Performance; Psychological aspects; Relationship; Social aspects; Social responsibility; Structural equation modeling; Pakistan
• ISSN: 0301-2212; 1179-6391
• DOI: 10.2224/sbp.13051

In the resource-constrained context of Pakistan's healthcare sector, the role of employee happiness in influencing organizational performance remains underexplored. Our study addressed this gap by examining how ethical leadership and corporate social responsibility (CSR) influence organizational outcomes via employee happiness. Utilizing a cross-sectional design with data from healthcare professionals and applying structural equation modeling, we found that ethical leadership significantly boosted employee happiness, which, in turn, enhanced organizational performance. Further, CSR strengthened the relationship between ethical leadership and happiness. The findings not only emphasize the centrality of employee happiness in mediating leadership and performance linkages but also offer insights for improving healthcare services in similar contexts.