INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP AND EMPLOYEES’ VOLUNTARY COMMUNICATION BEHAVIOR – AN EXPLANATORY MECHANISM

Leadership at workplace plays an important role in improving employees work and beyond work outcomes. Building on these lines, this study aims to study the impact of inclusive leadership on employees’ communication behavior. It also entails investigation of mediating role of exchange norms moderating role of person-organization fit (PO fit). A time-lagged approach was used to collect survey-based data. All in all, 279 useful responses were received and used for analysis purpose. The statistical analysis highlights that inclusive leadership significantly influences employee communication behavior, while exchange norms mediate the relationship. The moderating role of PO fit is not statistically supported. This study is novel in nature, as the literature focusing on inclusive leadership and employee communication behavior is scant. Furthermore, there is dearth of literature focusing on the mechanism between inclusive leadership and employee communication behavior. The current, study by proposing and empirically testing exchange norms and PO fit, makes some important contribution to literature. Keywords: Inclusive leadership; Employee communication behavior, exchange norms, PO fit.