Organisational mindfulness and human flourishing. Τhe role of job satisfaction and leader gender

High-reliability organisations are exemplary cases known to minimise the intensity of crises they experience, owing to their organisational mindfulness. Given the profound increase in global crises, researchers are increasingly interested in organisational mindfulness and its impact on various organisational outcomes. These include employee motivation, well-being, and human flourishing. This research aimed to investigate the relationship between organisational mindfulness and human flourishing. It also explores underlying mechanisms and boundary conditions, such as job satisfaction and leader gender, that influence this relationship. In 2024, we collected data from 383 employees in top Greek organisations. The analysis confirmed four of five research hypotheses. This enabled us to demonstrate a direct relationship between organisational mindfulness and human flourishing, as well as an indirect relationship through job satisfaction. Furthermore, we discovered that the leader’s gender influenced this direct relationship. Our study offers novel insights into the conditions under which organisational mindfulness influences human flourishing. This expands current research, particularly in Human Resource Development. Depicting that leader gender moderates the direct relationship between organisational mindfulness and human flourishing marks another novelty of our study. The impact of leader gender on human flourishing remains unexplored. That said, we provide fresh insights for researchers and practitioners.