The contribution of empowering leadership to work
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2024-07-04
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Organizations are struggling to keep their employees engaged in their work. Work engagement is related to many positive outcomes for both organizations and employees, so it is important to examine possible antecedents of work engagement. This study aims for a better understanding of the relationship between empowering leadership and work engagement of employees through trust in the leader. This mediating effect is explained with the use of the social exchange theory. A quantitative research approach is used in this study and data is collected with an online survey from Dutch and German workers (N = 255). To test the hypotheses, a multiple regression analysis is performed. The results showed positive and significant relationships between empowering leadership, trust in the leader and work engagement. This study also showed an indirect effect from empowering leadership to work engagement through trust in the leader. This study contributes by showing that the promotion of an empowering leadership style in organizations is useful for increasing work engagement, and that trust in the supervisor should be taken into account and stimulated. In this way, leadership programs and training in organizations can be improved and better applied.
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Faculteit der Managementwetenschappen