Perceived ethical leadership in relation to employees' organisational commitment in an organisation in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Abstract

The aim of this study is to determine the relationship between ethical leadership and organisational commitment. A crosssectional quantitative survey approach was used, with a nonprobability purposive sample of 839 employees from a railway organisation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The results indicate that ethical leadership perceptions have a significant influence on the level of organisational commitment. The study further indicates that ethical leadership predicted employees’ affective, continuance, normative and overall commitment. These results add new insights to the construct of business ethics by showing that a positive perception of ethical leadership by employees is an important consideration in enhancing their organisational commitment.