Investigation of the Relationship between the Components of the Perceived Moral Style of the Leadership Style by the Employees with the Components of the Psychological Empowerment

Subject Areas : Human Capital Empowerment

gholamreza kashani ¹ ( , Department of Accounting, Faculty of Management and Accounting, Yadgar Imam Khomeini Unit, Shahre Ray, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran )
mohammadreza hajianzehaie ² ( Faculty of Management, Tehran Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran )

Received: 2018-12-16 Accepted : 2019-04-25 Published : 2019-05-22

Keywords: psychological empowerment, Ethical Leadership, structural equation modeling, ethical behavior display, promotion of ethical behavior of followers,

Abstract :

Psychological empowerment as an internal motivator allows employees to build self-efficacy using their sense of self-confidence and autonomy in their jobs. Ethical leaders, through dialogue and engagement with employees, make sense of their work and shape it, so moral leaders help their followers interpret how their work is meaningful and influential, which both Is an important component of psychological empowerment. In this regard, the purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between moral leadership components and psychological empowerment components. The statistical population of the research is Isakoo Company in Tehran, and a sample of 265 people was randomly assigned to the Morgan table using a random number table. Validity (convergent and divergent) and reliability (composite reliability coefficient and Cronbach's alpha coefficient) obtained from the structural equation modeling technique indicate that the instrument has good validity and reliability. Data analysis was performed using PLS software and significant relationships between the variables were performed using T statistics. The results showed that employees 'perceptions of behaviors' ethical behavior with the components of autonomy and the effect of psychological empowerment and understanding of promoting ethical behavior of followers by leaders with meaningful job components and the competence of psychological empowerment has a meaningful positive relationship and suggests a simultaneous understanding Employees are essential to psychological empowerment by demonstrating the leader's ethical behavior and promoting ethical behavior of followers by the leader. According to the results, functional suggestions were presented

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