Abstract:

It is obvious that managing organizations with positive leadership styles will bring more commitment to work, which is strategically important for organizations. With the existence of ethical leadership behaviors that create an atmosphere of trust in organizations, the level of commitment of employees to work increases. It has been proven in the literature that besides organizational effects, employees' personal characteristics such as self-efficacy also affect their level of commitment to work. In this context, the effect of ethical leadership on commitment to work will be examined while taking a mediating role trust in leader. At the same time, the moderator role of self-efficacy in this relationship will be explored. For the purpose, data were collected by using a survey method on 365 personnel working in Kayseri industry. As a result of the research, it was determined that trust in the leader has a partial mediating effect on the effect of ethical leadership on commitment to work, while self-efficacy has a regulatory role.

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