Investigating the Relationship between Ethical Leadership on Employees’ Turnover intentions: The Mediating Role of Work Engagement in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Liberia

The current study's goal is to investigate how ethical leadership affect employees' intentions to leave SMEs, with a focus on the mediating function of work engagement and a moderating role of corporate social responsivity.This study examines the body of research on employee turnover and turnover intentions in order to create a comprehensive perspective on the topic and offer a corrective action plan to reduce employees' intentions to leave and increase their productivity.This study also aimed to investigate how work engagement functions as a mediator and corporate social responsibility as a moderator in these interactions.In this paper, we examine the impact of ethical leadership on employee turnover intention.Ethical leaders act as role models in the organizations, promoting ethical behaviour among their subordinates.The findings of this research can have important implications for organizations, as managers of SMEs are important sources for organizational success.Our results will demonstrate that a leadership approach which is ethical is likely to create a productive, ethical and trusting work climate conducive to the work engagement of employees and therefore reduce turnover.Information was gathered from 200 workers across Liberian small and medium enterprises (SMEs), and the proposed framework was tested using regression analysis.Each respondent was asked to complete a questionnaire about their work experience and their experiences with their leasers.To accomplish the research goal for this

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International Journal of Academic Research in Economics and Management Sciences
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2025-09-04
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https://doi.org/10.6007/ijarems/v14-i3/26250
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Socioeconomic Development in MENA
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Investigating the Relationship between Ethical Leadership on Employees’ Turnover intentions: The Mediating Role of Work Engagement in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Liberia

Zhang Lei, Daniel G. Hope, Lydia L. Lahun
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International Journal of Academic Research in Economics and Management Sciences
Socioeconomic Development in MENA
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Investigating the Relationship between Ethical Leadership on Employees’ Turnover intentions: The Mediating Role of Work Engagement in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Liberia

Zhang Lei, Daniel G. Hope, Lydia L. Lahun
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The current study's goal is to investigate how ethical leadership affect employees' intentions to leave SMEs, with a focus on the mediating function of work engagement and a moderating role of corporate social responsivity.This study examines the body of research on employee turnover and turnover intentions in order to create a comprehensive perspective on the topic and offer a corrective action plan to reduce employees' intentions to leave and increase their productivity.This study also aimed to investigate how work engagement functions as a mediator and corporate social responsibility as a moderator in these interactions.In this paper, we examine the impact of ethical leadership on employee turnover intention.Ethical leaders act as role models in the organizations, promoting ethical behaviour among their subordinates.The findings of this research can have important implications for organizations, as managers of SMEs are important sources for organizational success.Our results will demonstrate that a leadership approach which is ethical is likely to create a productive, ethical and trusting work climate conducive to the work engagement of employees and therefore reduce turnover.Information was gathered from 200 workers across Liberian small and medium enterprises (SMEs), and the proposed framework was tested using regression analysis.Each respondent was asked to complete a questionnaire about their work experience and their experiences with their leasers.To accomplish the research goal for this

International Journal of Academic Research in Economics and Management SciencesVol. 14(3)
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Socioeconomic Development in MENA
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Investigating the Relationship between Ethical Leadership on Employees’ Turnover intentions: The Mediating Role of Work Engagement in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Liberia — Zhang Lei, Daniel G. Hope, et al. · International Journal of Academic Research in Economics and Management Sciences (2025) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS