The Relationship Between Ethical and Charismatic Leadership and Its Impact on Employee Performance an In-Depth Study

Abstract

Change has been a constant challenge for organizations over the past few years. An employee with mindfulness will be able to cope with unpredictable events and develop situational awareness, both factors that help them perform better. Our study is designed to examine the relationship between ethical and charismatic leaders' mindfulness levels and employee performance. The study was conducted using mixed methods. According to the conceptual model developed in the first stage, mindfulness is directly related to employee performance. The qualitative method was used to assess mindfulness in the organization. Business practitioners as well as academic scholars and researchers have always been interested in employee performance. Despite numerous previous studies identifying antecedents of employee performance, research has yet to examine whether leaders' mindfulness can influence employee performance. Consequently, the current study intends to find out if employee trust in leaders can mediate the impact of leadership mindfulness on employee performance. 325 respondents completed a survey involving mindfulness, ethical competence, and charismatic leadership. Three hypotheses were tested on the relationship between mindfulness, ethical competence, and charismatic leadership. According to our research, there is a correlation between ethical and charismatic leadership and employee performance moderated by mindfulness, such that when the mindfulness is organic, the relationship will be stronger than when it is mechanistic. In addition to providing new insights into the outcomes of mindfulness, the findings increase our understanding of ethical decision-making processes.