Ethical leadership and employee job satisfaction: A case of manufacturing company in Kulim Kedah

organizational effectiveness and efficiency. Organizational restructuring and downsizing plans have affected the job satisfaction of employees in a manufacturing company in Kulim, Kedah, at which the employees felt unsecured and unhappy. The researcher advocates that ethical leadership behaviours wo...

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Main Author:	Shemala, Ramiah
Format:	Thesis
Language:	eng eng
Published:	2022
Subjects:	HD Industries Land use Labor.
Online Access:	https://etd.uum.edu.my/10831/1/s93518_01.pdf https://etd.uum.edu.my/10831/2/s93518_02.pdf
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spelling	my-uum-etd.108312023-12-27T07:32:07Z Ethical leadership and employee job satisfaction: A case of manufacturing company in Kulim Kedah 2022 Shemala, Ramiah Abd Rahim, Nazahah Othman Yeop Abdullah Graduate School of Business Othman Yeop Abdullah Graduate School of Business HD Industries. Land use. Labor. organizational effectiveness and efficiency. Organizational restructuring and downsizing plans have affected the job satisfaction of employees in a manufacturing company in Kulim, Kedah, at which the employees felt unsecured and unhappy. The researcher advocates that ethical leadership behaviours would increase employees’ job satisfaction. When employees see their ethical leaders as role models, higher levels of job satisfaction would be achieved. Therefore, drawing upon the Social Exchange Theory, this study examined the relationships between ethical leadership behaviours consisting of 7 behaviours (peopleorientation, fairness, power-sharing, concern for sustainability, ethical guidance, role clarification and integrity) and employees’ job satisfaction. The manufacturing company in Kulim, Kedah, was employed as the case of this study. A mixedmethod approach consisting of a survey and semi-structured interviews was used. Data collection started with a questionnaire survey with 278 employees to capture their views on their leader’s ethical leadership behaviours. Subsequently, semistructured interviews with 10 former workers were conducted to give context to the quantitative findings. The results of the multiple regression analysis revealed that all seven constructs of the ethical leadership behaviours positively influenced employees’ job satisfaction. These results were supported by the interview findings and revealed a greater understanding of the relationships. This study contributes to practice as it highlights the importance of ethical leadership in a manufacturing company-setting and its significance towards job satisfaction. The findings of this study offer a guideline to policy-makers such as Human Resource Department administrators, in developing ways to increase employee’s job satisfaction. This study is novel as it provides insights into ethical leadership behaviours and employee job satisfaction, specifically in the case of a manufacturing company in Malaysia. This study also offers valuable insights for organizational leaders to enhance ethical leadership as well as suggestions for future research. 2022 Thesis https://etd.uum.edu.my/10831/ https://etd.uum.edu.my/10831/1/s93518_01.pdf text eng 2025-02-13 staffonly https://etd.uum.edu.my/10831/2/s93518_02.pdf text eng public other doctoral Universiti Utara Malaysia
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advisor	Abd Rahim, Nazahah
topic	HD Industries Land use Labor.
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description	organizational effectiveness and efficiency. Organizational restructuring and downsizing plans have affected the job satisfaction of employees in a manufacturing company in Kulim, Kedah, at which the employees felt unsecured and unhappy. The researcher advocates that ethical leadership behaviours would increase employees’ job satisfaction. When employees see their ethical leaders as role models, higher levels of job satisfaction would be achieved. Therefore, drawing upon the Social Exchange Theory, this study examined the relationships between ethical leadership behaviours consisting of 7 behaviours (peopleorientation, fairness, power-sharing, concern for sustainability, ethical guidance, role clarification and integrity) and employees’ job satisfaction. The manufacturing company in Kulim, Kedah, was employed as the case of this study. A mixedmethod approach consisting of a survey and semi-structured interviews was used. Data collection started with a questionnaire survey with 278 employees to capture their views on their leader’s ethical leadership behaviours. Subsequently, semistructured interviews with 10 former workers were conducted to give context to the quantitative findings. The results of the multiple regression analysis revealed that all seven constructs of the ethical leadership behaviours positively influenced employees’ job satisfaction. These results were supported by the interview findings and revealed a greater understanding of the relationships. This study contributes to practice as it highlights the importance of ethical leadership in a manufacturing company-setting and its significance towards job satisfaction. The findings of this study offer a guideline to policy-makers such as Human Resource Department administrators, in developing ways to increase employee’s job satisfaction. This study is novel as it provides insights into ethical leadership behaviours and employee job satisfaction, specifically in the case of a manufacturing company in Malaysia. This study also offers valuable insights for organizational leaders to enhance ethical leadership as well as suggestions for future research.
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title	Ethical leadership and employee job satisfaction: A case of manufacturing company in Kulim Kedah
title_short	Ethical leadership and employee job satisfaction: A case of manufacturing company in Kulim Kedah
title_full	Ethical leadership and employee job satisfaction: A case of manufacturing company in Kulim Kedah
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granting_institution	Universiti Utara Malaysia
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url	https://etd.uum.edu.my/10831/1/s93518_01.pdf https://etd.uum.edu.my/10831/2/s93518_02.pdf
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Ethical leadership and employee job satisfaction: A case of manufacturing company in Kulim Kedah

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