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This study aims to explore how ethical leadership improves employee performance in the hospitality industry, focusing on intermediary factors.

Ethical leadership and employee performance in the hospitality industry: a comparative mediation analysis of behavioural, affective and motivational pathways

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Quantitative analysis shows ethical leadership enhances employee performance through behavior and satisfaction in hospitality staff.

This study aims to explore how ethical leadership improves employee performance in the hospitality industry, focusing on intermediary factors.
Quantitative, cross-sectional design
Data collected from 300 full-time employees in 73 hotels in Oman
Applied partial least squares structural equation modelling for analysis
Ethical leadership positively influences employee ethical behaviour, job satisfaction, and psychological empowerment
Employee satisfaction has the strongest indirect effect on performance through creativity
Psychological empowerment and ethical behaviour also contribute positively to employee creativity and performance

Elbaz et al. (2026) studied this question.

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