Proceedings of the First Lekantara Annual Conference on Public Administration, Literature, Social Sciences, Humanities, and Education, LePALISSHE 2021, August 3, 2021, Malang, Indonesia

Research Article

The Impact of Ethical Leadership on Employee Performance: The Mediating Role of Employee Engagement and Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB)

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.3-8-2021.2315128,
        author={Wiwik Robiatul Adawiyah and Beta Oki Baliartati and Aldin Rafi},
        title={The Impact of Ethical Leadership on Employee Performance: The Mediating Role of Employee Engagement and Organizational Citizenship  Behavior (OCB)},
        proceedings={Proceedings of the First Lekantara Annual Conference on Public Administration, Literature, Social Sciences, Humanities, and Education, LePALISSHE 2021, August 3, 2021, Malang, Indonesia},
        publisher={EAI},
        proceedings_a={LEPALISSHE},
        year={2022},
        month={1},
        keywords={ethical leadership; employee performance; employee engagement; organizational citizenship behavior},
        doi={10.4108/eai.3-8-2021.2315128}
    }
    
  • Wiwik Robiatul Adawiyah
    Beta Oki Baliartati
    Aldin Rafi
    Year: 2022
    The Impact of Ethical Leadership on Employee Performance: The Mediating Role of Employee Engagement and Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB)
    LEPALISSHE
    EAI
    DOI: 10.4108/eai.3-8-2021.2315128
Wiwik Robiatul Adawiyah1,*, Beta Oki Baliartati1, Aldin Rafi1
  • 1: Trisakti University
*Contact email: wiwik.r@trisakti.ac.id

Abstract

A leader is a role model or example for subordinates in the organization whose attitude and behavior greatly affect the employees. Ethical leadership is needed for the company sustainability. According to previous studies, ethical leadership affects employees and overall organizational performance. This study aims to examine the effect of ethical leadership on employee performance mediated by employee engagement and Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB). Specifically, it clarifies the relationship between Ethical Leadership and Employee Performance mediated by employee engagement and Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB). Quantitative research methods and the Structural Equation Model were used to test the hypothesis. The respondents comprised of 207 outsourcing employees of service companies, such as banking and construction in Jakarta. The results show that Ethical Leadership positively affects Employee Performance with Employee Engagement as mediation. Furthermore, the effect of Ethical Leadership on Employee Performance is mediated by Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB). This contradicts a previous study, which showed that OCB is a mediating variable for the effect of ethical leadership on employee performance. However, this study contributes to knowledge about the relationship between ethical leadership and employee performance and helps understand the role of Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB).