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Virtuous Leadership and Employees' Attitudes and Work Behaviors
Neuza Ribeiro1, Ana Patrícia Duarte2, Daniela Cardoso Gomes3
1Center for Applied Research in Management, ESTG, Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Leiria, Portugal.
Psychological Reports
|March 28, 2025
Summary
Virtuous leadership fosters employee commitment and performance. Leaders exhibiting virtues cultivate a dedicated workforce, reducing turnover and enhancing individual contributions through affective commitment.
Area of Science:
- Organizational Behavior
- Leadership Studies
- Human Resource Management
Background:
- Virtuous leadership is increasingly recognized for its impact on workplace dynamics.
- Understanding the mechanisms through which leadership influences employee attitudes and behaviors is crucial for organizational success.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the effect of virtuous leadership on employee affective commitment, turnover intention, and individual performance.
- To examine the mediating role of affective commitment in the relationship between virtuous leadership and employee outcomes.
Main Methods:
- A quantitative study involving 280 workers from various business sectors.
- Data collected via voluntary electronic surveys assessing perceptions of virtuous leadership, affective commitment, turnover intention, and individual performance.
Main Results:
- Virtuous leadership significantly correlates with affective commitment, lower turnover intention, and higher individual performance.
- Affective commitment partially mediates the link between virtuous leadership and turnover intention.
- Affective commitment fully mediates the link between virtuous leadership and individual performance.
Conclusions:
- Virtuous leaders can cultivate a highly committed workforce.
- Demonstrating virtues in leadership enhances employee retention and boosts individual performance.
- Affective commitment is a key mechanism linking virtuous leadership to positive employee outcomes.
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