The relationship between hope and optimism, ethical leadership and person-organisation fit
Background: Ethical leadership is viewed as a challenge globally, with person-organisation fit, as well as hope and optimism, being regarded as an essential element of employee well-being and, ultimately, productivity. Aim: The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between the employees’...
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| 语言: | English |
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2020-05-01
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| 丛编: | South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences |
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| 在线阅读: | https://sajems.org/index.php/sajems/article/view/2872 |
| 总结: | Background: Ethical leadership is viewed as a challenge globally, with person-organisation fit, as well as hope and optimism, being regarded as an essential element of employee well-being and, ultimately, productivity.
Aim: The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between the employees’ perceived ethical leadership in the organisation and the employees’ person-organisation fit, hope and optimism.
Setting: Employees of 30 organisations in South Africa were sampled and there were 1663 respondents.
Methods: A typical positivist methodology – based on an empirical approach, using a cross-sectional design and the quantitative analysis of the data obtained from the surveys – was utilised in this study.
Results: It was found that there is a strong, positive relationship between ethical leadership and hope and optimism (as a composite construct). It was further found that person-organisation fit mediates this relationship.
Conclusion: Recommendations were made to enhance hope and optimism from an institutional (including human resources) as well as leadership level. Recommendations were also made for further research. |
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| ISSN: | 1015-8812 2222-3436 |