THE ROLE OF ETHICAL LEADERSHIP IN INCREASING EMPLOYEES' ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT AND PERFORMANCE: THE CASE OF HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS

Today's organizations are looking for ways to improve the organizational commitment and performance of employees in order have a qualified workforce maintain sustainability. Organizational leaders' approach increasing employee motivation positively affects their job performance. This research, basically focusing on health sector, tried specify effect managers’ ethical employees’ commitments, performances, role commitments this effect. The sampling was composed 362 healthcare professionals. In cross-sectional field study, an independent variable model leadership approaches dependent were practiced. Data collected through Ethical leadership, Commitment, Individual Performance Scales. data analyzed SPSS AMOS package programs. A correlation analysis relationships between variables regression done interaction. specifying intermediary commitment, Structural Equation Model (SEM) used. results analyses showed positive significant It also observed that had meaningful affective, continuous normative sub-dimensions as well On other important finding is attendance highly affected by approaches. As result, it specified managers effective commitment. noted played mediator These findings seen be amicable with previous studies. expected research will contribute literature because holistic including variables. JEL codes: M1, M12.