The relationship between hope and optimism, ethical leadership and person-organisation fit
South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences
| Field | Value | |
| Title | The relationship between hope and optimism, ethical leadership and person-organisation fit | |
| Creator | Grobler, Anton Joubert, Yvonne T. | |
| Description | 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. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS Publishing | |
| Date | 2020-05-04 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/sajems.v23i1.2872 | |
| Source | South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences; Vol 23, No 1 (2020); 11 pages 2222-3436 1015-8812 | |
| Language | eng | |
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