Proactive, trustworthy and adaptable? linking ethical leadership and adaptive performance through sequential mediation of trust in leaders and job crafting
Journal
Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Insights
ISSN
2514-9792
2514-9806
Date Issued
2025
Author(s)
Muhammad Qamar Zia
National University of Sciences and Technology, Pakistan
Purpose: The objective of this research is to investigate how ethical leadership (EL) directly or indirectly impacts adaptive performance (AP) within the hospitality industry, focusing on the mediation of trust in leaders (TiL) and job crafting (JC).
Design/methodology/approach: Data were gathered from 328 employees and 66 leaders across 28 hotels in central and northern areas of Pakistan using a time-lagged methodology. Structural equation modeling was applied for data analysis using SPSS and AMOS.