2025, Vol. 6, Issue 2, Part M
Trustworthy leadership and its role in enhancing quality of work life (QWL): An analytical study at the Baghdad Al- Rusafa Health Directorate
Author(s): Mohammed Thaer Ali ALBayati
Abstract: Effective leadership serves as a cornerstone for fostering healthy and sustainable work environments by building trust, instilling transparency, upholding ethical standards, and promoting positive interactions between leaders and employees. In the face of increasing organizational challenges in healthcare institutions, it becomes essential to explore leadership styles that enhance Quality of Work Life (QWL), encompassing job satisfaction, psychological safety, and the balance between work demands and employees’ personal needs. Accordingly, this study examined the impact of trustworthy leadership and its dimensions - relationship transparency, self-awareness, internal ethical perspective, and balanced processing - on QWL at the Baghdad/Rusafa Health Directorate, utilizing a sample of 156 respondents and employing descriptive analysis, simple linear regression, and stepwise regression to assess the strength and influence of these dimensions. The findings indicate that trustworthy leadership constitutes an effective organizational approach to improving the work environment, explaining approximately two-thirds of the variance in QWL, with relationship transparency, self-awareness, and internal ethical perspective emerging as the most influential determinants, while balanced processing remains in need of development. These results underscore the importance of investing in leadership development programs and fostering a leadership culture grounded in transparency, ethical values, and self-awareness, while considering employees’ demographic characteristics to ensure an integrated and sustainable work environment, ultimately enhancing institutional performance and contributing to the provision of better healthcare services.
DOI: 10.22271/27084515.2025.v6.i2m.840
Pages: 1159-1170 | Views: 76 | Downloads: 26
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Mohammed Thaer Ali ALBayati. Trustworthy leadership and its role in enhancing quality of work life (QWL): An analytical study at the Baghdad Al- Rusafa Health Directorate. Asian J Manage Commerce 2025;6(2):1159-1170. DOI: 10.22271/27084515.2025.v6.i2m.840
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