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PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY MEDIATES THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EMPOWERING LEADERSHIP AND WORK ENGAGEMENT: EVIDENCE FROM UNIVERSITIES OF QUETTA-PAKISTAN.

RABIAQURBAN, Dr. NAGINAGUL, MUHAMMAD DANISH, MUHAMMAD RIZWANANJUM

Vol 17, No 02 ( 2022 )   |  DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6553273   |   Author Affiliation: Ph.D. Scholar Department of Management Sciences, Faculty of Management Sciences, Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering & Management Sciences, (BUITEMS) Quetta 87650, Pakistan; Assistant Professor, Department of Management Sciences, Faculty of Management Sciences, Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering & Management Sciences (BUITEMS), Quetta 87650, Pakistan; Lecturer of Institute of Management Sciences, University of Balochistan, UOB, Quetta; Lieutenant colonel, Pakistan Army   |   Licensing: CC 4.0   |   Pg no: 26-52   |   Published on: 08-02-2022

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of empowering leadership on work engagement. Drawing on Planned Behavior (TPB) theory to examine the

mediating roles of psychological safety between empowering leadership and work engagement. 300 self-administered questionnaires were distributed among teachers of four higher education institutes of Quetta through a proportionate and convenience sampling approach. Simple linear regression analysis and Hayes’ process was used to test hypotheses. Results indicate that empowering leadership found a significant effect on psychological safety, work engagement, and proactive work behavior. Further psychological safety significantly mediates the relationship between empowering leadership and work engagement and proactive work behavior. Thus it is suggested that in higher education institutes leaders of each department must provide the training on increasing empowering practices that has more role in work engagement.

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