Research Article

The Impacts of Ethical Leadership on the Employee Psychological Well-being: The Mediating Role of Interactional Justice

Volume: 34 Number: 3 September 30, 2019
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The Impacts of Ethical Leadership on the Employee Psychological Well-being: The Mediating Role of Interactional Justice

Abstract

This study examines the connection among ethical leadership, organizational justice, psychological well-being, as well as performance of employees. The research was conducted with 290 participants working in the companies listed in the ISO 500 list.The results indicate that ethical leadership has a direct and positive relation to both interactional justice and employee well-being. It is also shown that that interactional justice act as a mediator for the relationship between ethical leadership and employee well-being,and also ethical leadership and performance. The article concludes with an analysis of the theoretical and practical implications associated to the findings and recommendations of further research.

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Primary Language

English

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Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

September 30, 2019

Submission Date

April 4, 2019

Acceptance Date

November 6, 2019

Published in Issue

Year 2019 Volume: 34 Number: 3

APA
Bahar, B., & Minga, R. (2019). The Impacts of Ethical Leadership on the Employee Psychological Well-being: The Mediating Role of Interactional Justice. İzmir İktisat Dergisi, 34(3), 399-411. https://doi.org/10.24988/ije.2019343854
AMA
1.Bahar B, Minga R. The Impacts of Ethical Leadership on the Employee Psychological Well-being: The Mediating Role of Interactional Justice. İzmir İktisat Dergisi. 2019;34(3):399-411. doi:10.24988/ije.2019343854
Chicago
Bahar, Belgin, and Recep Minga. 2019. “The Impacts of Ethical Leadership on the Employee Psychological Well-Being: The Mediating Role of Interactional Justice”. İzmir İktisat Dergisi 34 (3): 399-411. https://doi.org/10.24988/ije.2019343854.
EndNote
Bahar B, Minga R (September 1, 2019) The Impacts of Ethical Leadership on the Employee Psychological Well-being: The Mediating Role of Interactional Justice. İzmir İktisat Dergisi 34 3 399–411.
IEEE
[1]B. Bahar and R. Minga, “The Impacts of Ethical Leadership on the Employee Psychological Well-being: The Mediating Role of Interactional Justice”, İzmir İktisat Dergisi, vol. 34, no. 3, pp. 399–411, Sept. 2019, doi: 10.24988/ije.2019343854.
ISNAD
Bahar, Belgin - Minga, Recep. “The Impacts of Ethical Leadership on the Employee Psychological Well-Being: The Mediating Role of Interactional Justice”. İzmir İktisat Dergisi 34/3 (September 1, 2019): 399-411. https://doi.org/10.24988/ije.2019343854.
JAMA
1.Bahar B, Minga R. The Impacts of Ethical Leadership on the Employee Psychological Well-being: The Mediating Role of Interactional Justice. İzmir İktisat Dergisi. 2019;34:399–411.
MLA
Bahar, Belgin, and Recep Minga. “The Impacts of Ethical Leadership on the Employee Psychological Well-Being: The Mediating Role of Interactional Justice”. İzmir İktisat Dergisi, vol. 34, no. 3, Sept. 2019, pp. 399-11, doi:10.24988/ije.2019343854.
Vancouver
1.Belgin Bahar, Recep Minga. The Impacts of Ethical Leadership on the Employee Psychological Well-being: The Mediating Role of Interactional Justice. İzmir İktisat Dergisi. 2019 Sep. 1;34(3):399-411. doi:10.24988/ije.2019343854

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