Using job autonomy as an explanatory mechanism between participative leadership and workplace well-being

Leaders play a vital role in overseeing organizational interventions, which involve changing how work is structured, designed, and supervised to enhance employee health and well-being. This research examines the relationship between the participative leadership style and employee workplace well-being, considering the mediating impact of job autonomy. Data for this study was gathered using questionnaires from 446 employees working in different firms in free trade zones of Pakistan using a convenient sampling technique. For the current research work, SPSS 24 and the Process Macros model were used for hypothesis testing. Current studies indicate that participative leadership is positively and significantly related to workplace well-being. Furthermore, the study's findings indicate that job autonomy mediates between participative leadership and workplace well-being. In future endeavors, it is important to categorize free trade zone enterprises by size, control, and ownership to assess the positive association between leadership and well-being.