Demystifying the secret to happiness at work: The role of inclusive leadership,despotic leadership,and job crafting

Abstract

Background

Leadership styles have a big impact on how happy employees are at work, which is important for the success of the company. While despotic leadership can cause tension and discontent, inclusive leadership fosters a supportive and inspiring workplace culture. This study looks at the role that job crafting plays in mediating the link between happiness at work and leadership styles.

Objective

This study aims to explore how employees’ happiness at work (HAW) is affected by both despotic leadership (DL) and inclusive leadership (IL). Additionally, the study reveals the mediating effect of job crafting (JC) through the use of a mediation mechanism.

Method

To test the hypothesized relationships, 348 employees of Indian service sector participated in this cross-sectional survey. Statistical analyses were performed to investigate the relationship between the components, including Structural equation modeling using AMOS 22.

Results

The results demonstrated that the better leadership approach for fostering employees’ happiness is inclusive leadership. It is discovered that job crafting acted as a mediator in the relationship between inclusive leadership and workers’ overall positive attitudinal outcome (HAW). Furthermore, the data demonstrated that, through job crafting, despotic leadership adversely affects employees’ happiness. Overall, the study demonstrates that inclusive leaders further enhance HAW by fostering inclusion among staff members by treating them fairly.

Conclusions

The study’s conclusions imply that when there is a feeling of inclusivity among employees, leaders can significantly improve workers’ fulfillment with their work through their fair policies and inclusive conduct.