Participative Leadership and Employee Job Satisfaction: The Mediating Effects of Psychological Empowerment and Work Engagement
The study examines the relationship between participative leadership (PAL) and employee job satisfaction in small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs). In addition, the study investigates whether psychological empowerment and work engagement can mediate the relationship between PAL and job satisfac...
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| description | The study examines the relationship between participative leadership (PAL) and employee job satisfaction in small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs). In addition, the study investigates whether psychological empowerment and work engagement can mediate the relationship between PAL and job satisfaction. The quantitative research design is adopted for the study and the cross-sectional survey method is used for data collection. The hypotheses of the study are tested using the partial least square structural equation modelling (PLS SEM). The results of the empirical study indicate that PAL is positively related to job satisfaction. The mediating effects of psychological empowerment and work engagement are significant. Theoretically, the study develops a unique model that shows that both psychological empowerment and work engagement are mechanisms through which PAL can affect job satisfaction. Practically, the study recommends that owners/managers of small firms should attend training on leadership. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-94e2c6e777a848c2899f9c2b14cf0f4b2024-02-19T09:03:43ZengSciendoFoundations of Management2300-56612023-10-0115116117610.2478/fman-2023-0012Participative Leadership and Employee Job Satisfaction: The Mediating Effects of Psychological Empowerment and Work EngagementFatoki Olawale0University of Limpopo, Department of Business Management, Sovenga, SOUTH AFRICAThe study examines the relationship between participative leadership (PAL) and employee job satisfaction in small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs). In addition, the study investigates whether psychological empowerment and work engagement can mediate the relationship between PAL and job satisfaction. The quantitative research design is adopted for the study and the cross-sectional survey method is used for data collection. The hypotheses of the study are tested using the partial least square structural equation modelling (PLS SEM). The results of the empirical study indicate that PAL is positively related to job satisfaction. The mediating effects of psychological empowerment and work engagement are significant. Theoretically, the study develops a unique model that shows that both psychological empowerment and work engagement are mechanisms through which PAL can affect job satisfaction. Practically, the study recommends that owners/managers of small firms should attend training on leadership.https://doi.org/10.2478/fman-2023-0012participative leadershippsychological empowermentwork engagement employee job satisfactionsmallmedium and micro enterprisesm10m13m14m31 |
| spellingShingle | Fatoki Olawale Participative Leadership and Employee Job Satisfaction: The Mediating Effects of Psychological Empowerment and Work Engagement Foundations of Management participative leadership psychological empowerment work engagement employee job satisfaction small medium and micro enterprises m10 m13 m14 m31 |
| title | Participative Leadership and Employee Job Satisfaction: The Mediating Effects of Psychological Empowerment and Work Engagement |
| title_full | Participative Leadership and Employee Job Satisfaction: The Mediating Effects of Psychological Empowerment and Work Engagement |
| title_fullStr | Participative Leadership and Employee Job Satisfaction: The Mediating Effects of Psychological Empowerment and Work Engagement |
| title_full_unstemmed | Participative Leadership and Employee Job Satisfaction: The Mediating Effects of Psychological Empowerment and Work Engagement |
| title_short | Participative Leadership and Employee Job Satisfaction: The Mediating Effects of Psychological Empowerment and Work Engagement |
| title_sort | participative leadership and employee job satisfaction the mediating effects of psychological empowerment and work engagement |
| topic | participative leadership psychological empowerment work engagement employee job satisfaction small medium and micro enterprises m10 m13 m14 m31 |
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