Ethical leadership and eudaimonic well-being at work: the roles of organizational identification and caring ethical climate
Zhixiao Ye, Jiaming Hu, MyeongCheol Choi, WonGyu Lee · 2026
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Ye and colleagues studied in 2026 how ethical leadership relates to eudaimonic wellbeing at work, a deeper form of wellbeing built on good relationships and personal growth. Surveys came in two waves from 310 employees in Chinese project and property management firms. The team tested whether feeling part of the organisation carries the effect, and whether a caring ethical climate changes its strength.
Ye found ethical leadership tied positively to staff identification with the organisation. It also linked to personal growth and to positive relations with others. Identification partly carried the link to both wellbeing outcomes, which means leaders help both directly and by making staff feel they belong. A caring ethical climate strengthened every one of these links. The authors frame fair, principled leadership as a wellspring of relational and growth wellbeing, with the surrounding climate deciding how far the benefit travels.
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| CREATOR | Zhixiao Ye, Jiaming Hu, MyeongCheol Choi, WonGyu Lee |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 60 KB |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |