Quality of Work Life as a Mediator between Ethical Leadership and Organizational Commitment for Sustainability in STC

Abstract

Secondary processes in hospitals are causing a major part of hospitals’ carbon footprint. At the same Study aimed to determine the direct and indirect impact of ethical leadership dimensions on organizational commitment using mediating the quality of work life to enhance sustainability in Saudi Telecom Company (STC). The researcher relied on the descriptive analytical approach in this study, by collecting theoretical information, in addition to developing a questionnaire consisting of (52) statements that were distributed to (287) individuals from employees in Saudi Telecom Company (STC), the correct questionnaires was (209) with a response rate of (73%), information were examined utilizing

structural equations modeling method (PLS-SEM), the study concluded that there's the direct positive impact of ethical leadership on both organizational commitment and quality of work life, and a positive impact of quality of work life on organizational commitment, additionally, there is an indirect positive moral impact of ethical leadership on organizational commitment, mediated by quality of work life.

The study recommended the necessity of spreading the culture of the three study variables in the organization through all available tools and working to enhance it permanently, with a focus on measuring the indicators of organizational commitment of employees periodically and enhancing these indicators through various administrative practices related to organizational commitment, most notably ethical leadership and quality of work life. Additionally, continuous efforts ought to be made to develop policies and procedures related to the work environment and improve internal communication to enhance quality of work life consistently.

Keywords: ethical leadership, quality of work life, organizational commitment, saudi telecom company