The effect of ethical leadership, organizational justice and ethic-based contingent reward towards employee engagement in technical companies in Vung Tau City - The mediation analysis of employee trust

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to examine the effects of three different variables (ethical leadership, organizational justice and ethic-based contingent reward) on employee trust and employee engagement in the technical companies in Vung Tau City, Vietnam. The conceptual framework and hypotheses of the research are constructed, based on previous theoretical studies. The primary data is collected from 312 technicians. Several statistical techniques including exploration factors analysis, multiple regressions and path analysis are used to test hypotheses of the study. The empirical results indicate that ethical leadership and ethic-based contingent reward have directly effect on employee engagement. Furthermore, these factors and organizational justice indirectly affected employee engagement through employee trust. Consequences, the fair, ethic and reward are important role for organization. These factors can enhance the level of trust and keep the employees engaging with the jobs.