Ethical Leadership and Employee Proactivity: The Serial Mediation of Trust, Psychological Safety and Psychological Empowerment
John Lampogo, Nicholas Andoh, Danso Dennis Osei, Mohammed Ibn Mukhtar, Richard Brenya & Bawulenbeug R. Zoogah · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2026
Background: Ethical leadership plays a crucial role in fostering employee proactive behavior by building trust, psychological safety, and psychological empowerment. Through these sequential psychological mechanisms, employees become more confident to take initiative and contribut...