Drawing on social exchange theory (SET) and social learning theory (SLT), this paper aims to connect ethical leadership (ETHL) and ethical training (ET) with employee loyalty (EL) and employee work engagement (EWE), both directly and indirectly, in the context of Indian hospitality industry.
This study collects quantitative data from 425 hotel employees and analyzes the hypotheses using partial least square-based structural equation modeling.
The findings indicated that ETHL and ET influence EWE and EL. Furthermore, EWE mediates the linkage between ETHL−EL and ET−EL. This study also validates that EWE influences EL.
Hospitality sector should nurture ETHL and conduct ET to enhance EWE and foster EL.
Drawing on SET and SLT, and to the best of the authors’ knowledge, this study is the first one to explore the combined influence of ETHL and ET on EL, both directly and indirectly, in Indian hospitality contexts.
