How Ethical Leadership Cultivates Innovative Work Behaviors in Employees? Psychological Safety, Work Engagement and Openness to Experience

In this study, social exchange theory and learning are integrated to explain how when ethical leaders promote innovative work behaviors among employees. Specifically, research developed a moderated mediation model examine the mediating effect of psychological safety engagement moderating openness experience. The survey data were collected from 397 full-time employees various service industry companies operating in China two stages with two-week gap. SPSS AMOS used assess study hypotheses. First, 22.0 was test reliability variables conduct descriptive statistics, correlation, regression analysis, confirmatory factor analysis. Second, Version 22 PROCESS macro analyze mediation, moderation, conditional process effects. results indicated that leadership positively related employees’ behavior. Ethical significantly affects by engagement. Moreover, showed experience plays positive relationship between Finally, moderates indirect (via engagement) This contributes existing literature on provides reference for stimulate