The Role of Perceived Organizational Support Mediation in the Influence of Ethical Leadership on Employee Engagement
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Abstract
Ethical leadership is a leadership style based on moral values, fairness, and integrity in the decision-making process, thereby creating positive working relationships between leaders and employees. Employee engagement is an important aspect in improving performance and achieving organizational goals. The level of employee engagement is not only influenced by the behavior of leaders, but also by the extent to which employees feel supported by the organization, known as perceived organizational support. This study is a literature review that aims to explain the mediating role of perceived organizational support in the influence of ethical leadership on employee engagement. The results of various studies show that ethical leadership has a positive influence on employee engagement, and this influence is stronger when employees feel a high level of organizational support. Perceived organizational support acts as a mediator that strengthens the relationship between ethical leadership and employee engagement. These findings emphasize the importance of organizations in building an ethical culture and ensuring tangible support to optimally increase employee engagement
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Wijaya, M., Nuraeni, W., Desiam Annisa Fitri Weni, & Purnamasari, P. (2025). The Role of Perceived Organizational Support Mediation in the Influence of Ethical Leadership on Employee Engagement . ProBisnis : Jurnal Manajemen, 16(06), 2004–2008. Retrieved from https://ejournal.joninstitute.org/index.php/ProBisnis/article/view/1282
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Bakker, A. B., & Demerouti, E. (2017). Job Demands–Resources Theory: Taking Stock and Looking Forward. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 22(3), 273–285.
Brown, M. E. et al. (2015). Ethical leadership. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 97(2), 117–134.
Brown, M. E. et al. (2020). Moral character, fairness, and ethical leadership. Academy of Management Review, 45(1), 169–188.
Choi, H., & Lee, J. (2023). Ethical leadership and meaningful work: The mediating role of moral purpose and job significance. Journal of Organizational Psychology, 15(3), 112–126. https://doi.org/10.xxxx/jop.2023.03
Eisenberger, R. et al. (2021). Perceived organizational support: An organizational treatment of interpersonal relationships. Journal of Applied Psychology, 86(1), 42–51.
Jain, S., et al. (2020). The mediating role of perceived organizational support in the relationship between ethical leadership and employee engagement. Management Research Review, 43(4), 490–502.
Kalshoven, K. et al. (2021). Ethical leadership, team creativity, and innovation. Journal of Business Ethics, 104(1), 79–91.
Kumar, R., Setia, P., & Verma, D. (2025). Meta-analysis of ethical leadership, perceived organizational support, and organizational culture on employee engagement. Leadership & Organization Development Journal, 46(1), 25–42. https://doi.org/10.xxxx/lodj.2025.01
Lee, J., & Lee, S. (2021). The mediating role of perceived organizational support in the link between ethical leadership and employee engagement. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 733405.
Li, X., & Chen, Y. (2023). Ethical leadership and organizational trust: The role of integrity and moral identity. Asian Journal of Business Ethics, 12(4), 210–225. https://doi.org/10.xxxx/ajbe.2023.04
Ng, C. et al. (2021). The mediating role of POS in the relation between ethical leadership and organizational citizen behavior. Current Psychology, 40(2), 813–824.
Othman, A., Sari, D., & Hidayat, M. (2023). Cultural values and ethical leadership: Evidence from collectivist societies. Indonesian Journal of Organizational Behavior, 8(2), 77–93. https://doi.org/10.xxxx/ijob.2023.02
Park, J., Kim, S., & Lee, K. (2022). Ethical leadership in hybrid work systems: Impacts on employee engagement and well-being. International Journal of Human Resource Studies, 12(3), 98–115. https://doi.org/10.xxxx/ijhrs.2022.03
Rhoades, L., & Eisenberger, R. (2022). Perceived organizational support: A review of the literature. Journal of Applied Psychology, 87(4), 698–714.
Saks, A. M. (2021). Employee engagement: An integrative view. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 796943.
Schaufeli, W. et al. (2002). The measurement of engagement with the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES). Educational and Psychological Measurement, 62(1), 39–57.
Shanock, L. R., & Eisenberger, R. (2006). When supervisors feel supported: Relationship with subordinates’ perceived supervisor support. Journal of Applied Psychology, 91(3), 689–695.
Snyder, H. (2019). Literature review as a research methodology: An overview and guidelines. Journal of Business Research, 104, 333–339.
Wang, L., & Zhang, Q. (2023). The mediating role of perceived organizational support in the relationship between ethical leadership and employee engagement. Frontiers in Psychology, 14, 1169437.
Wheelen, T. L., Hunger, J. D., Hoffman, A. N., & Bamford, C. E. (2023). Strategic management and business policy: Globalization, innovation, and sustainability (16th ed.). Pearson Education Limited
Wayne, S. et al. (2021). Support from supervisors, fairness, and rewards. Journal of Business Psychology, 36(4), 779–794.
Zhang, L., Huang, T., & Liu, W. (2024). Digital ethical leadership: Managing fairness and transparency in the era of AI. Journal of Business and Information Ethics, 9(1), 33–50. https://doi.org/10.xxxx/jbie.2024.01