The Role of Ethical Leadership for the Faculty Job Satisfaction: A Case of Higher Education Institutes of Baluchistan

Abstract

Leadership is the key driver for the success of any organization. When we talk about educational organization, then its importance further increases. This study examines the impact of ethical leadership on the faculty job satisfaction of the higher education institutions of Baluchistan. Furthermore, this study also explains how this relationship is channelized by self-efficacy, organizational commitment, and psychological empowerment. A purposive sampling technique was used to collect data from the 386 faculty of the higher education institutes across the Baluchistan province of Pakistan. The data was gathered via a closed-ended questionnaire and was analyzed via SmartPLS. The findings of this study show that ethical leadership plays a significant role in the job satisfaction of the faculty members of the higher education institutes of Baluchistan. Furthermore, this study also found that this relationship is channelled by self-efficacy, organizational commitment, and psychological empowerment.

         Keywords: self-efficacy; organizational commitment; psychological empowerment; ethical leadership; job satisfaction