HOW DO ETHICAL LEADERS PROMOTE EMPLOYEES' FEEDBACK-SEEKING BEHAVIOURS? A SERIAL MEDIATION MODEL
HOW DO ETHICAL LEADERS PROMOTE EMPLOYEES' FEEDBACK-SEEKING BEHAVIOURS? A SERIAL MEDIATION MODEL
Author(s): Wasim ul REHMAN, Mustafa Bekmezci, Lütfi Sürücü, Kamran ALI, Anam MUSTANSARSubject(s): Business Economy / Management, Human Resources in Economy, Business Ethics
Published by: Institut društvenih znanosti Ivo Pilar
Keywords: ethical leadership; intrinsic motivation; affective commitment; feedback-seeking behavior;
Summary/Abstract: This study explores how ethical leadership fosters employees' feedback-seeking behaviours. Drawing on Self-Determination Theory, the research identifies intrinsic motivation and affective commitment as key mediators through which ethical leaders encourage proactive feedback-seeking. The findings reveal that ethical leadership positively influences employees' intrinsic motivation and affective commitment to the organisation, which in turn enhances their tendency to feedback – an essential behaviour in dynamic and quality-sensitive work environments such as manufacturing. To empirically test this model, a crosssectional survey was conducted among 422 employees at a large manufacturing plant in Manisa, Türkiye. The results support a serial mediation model, confirming that ethical leadership indirectly promotes feedback-seeking behaviours through increased intrinsic motivation and affective commitment.
Journal: Društvena istraživanja - Časopis za opća društvena pitanja
- Issue Year: 34/2025
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 425-447
- Page Count: 23
- Language: English
