The role of health-oriented leadership in improving hospitality employees’ mental health and development outcomes

IF 9.9 1区管理学 Q1 HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM

International Journal of Hospitality Management Pub Date : 2025-05-09 DOI:10.1016/j.ijhm.2025.104243

Muhammad Zada , Shagufta Zada , Salman Khan

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Abstract

Leadership initiatives are increasingly recognized as crucial drivers of employee health, well-being, innovation, and sustainable outcomes. However, the relationship between health-oriented leadership, mental health, innovative work behavior, and change-oriented organizational citizenship behaviors (Ch-OCB) remains underexplored, especially in the hospitality sector. With the growing awareness of health in the hospitality industry, the current study introduces the concept of Health-Oriented Leadership (HOL) to hospitality research. Based on a multi-source, multi-wave survey of 371 restaurant managers and employees, SmartPLS 4.0 and JASP 9.0 were used to analyze the data. This study sheds light on the cross-level trickle-down effect of health-oriented leadership. Drawing on the Job Demands-Resources (JDR) theory, our findings show that health-oriented leadership positively impacts employee mental health, fostering innovative work behavior and Ch-OCB. Employee Mental Health (EMH) mediates the relationship between Holism of Leadership (HOL) and innovative work behavior, as well as Ch-OCB. Moreover, perceived organizational support (POS) moderates the relationship between health-oriented leadership and employee mental health. This research is a novel and the first study of HOL in the hospitality industry. It significantly contributes to hospitality and management literature by offering actionable insights for organizations seeking to implement leadership strategies that safeguard employee mental health, drive innovation, and support sustainable development.

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健康导向的领导在改善酒店员工心理健康和发展结果中的作用

领导主动性越来越被认为是员工健康、福祉、创新和可持续成果的关键驱动因素。然而，以健康为导向的领导、心理健康、创新工作行为和以变革为导向的组织公民行为（Ch-OCB）之间的关系仍未得到充分探讨，尤其是在酒店业。随着酒店业对健康意识的日益增强，本研究将健康导向领导（health - oriented Leadership， HOL）的概念引入酒店业研究。基于对371名餐厅管理人员和员工的多源、多波调查，采用SmartPLS 4.0和JASP 9.0对数据进行分析。本研究揭示了健康导向领导的跨层级涓滴效应。基于工作需求-资源（Job demand - resources， JDR）理论，本研究发现健康导向领导对员工心理健康、创新工作行为和Ch-OCB有正向影响。员工心理健康（EMH）在领导整体主义（HOL）与创新工作行为、Ch-OCB之间起中介作用。组织支持感对健康导向领导与员工心理健康的关系有调节作用。本研究在酒店业中是一项新颖的研究，也是第一次对HOL进行研究。它为寻求实施领导战略、保障员工心理健康、推动创新和支持可持续发展的组织提供了可操作的见解，从而对酒店和管理文献做出了重大贡献。

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International Journal of Hospitality Management HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM-

CiteScore

21.20

自引率

9.40%

发文量

218

审稿时长

85 days

期刊介绍： The International Journal of Hospitality Management serves as a platform for discussing significant trends and advancements in various disciplines related to the hospitality industry. The publication covers a wide range of topics, including human resources management, consumer behavior and marketing, business forecasting and applied economics, operational management, strategic management, financial management, planning and design, information technology and e-commerce, training and development, technological developments, and national and international legislation. In addition to covering these topics, the journal features research papers, state-of-the-art reviews, and analyses of business practices within the hospitality industry. It aims to provide readers with valuable insights and knowledge in order to advance research and improve practices in the field. The journal is also indexed and abstracted in various databases, including the Journal of Travel Research, PIRA, Academic Journal Guide, Documentation Touristique, Leisure, Recreation and Tourism Abstracts, Lodging and Restaurant Index, Scopus, CIRET, and the Social Sciences Citation Index. This ensures that the journal's content is widely accessible and discoverable by researchers and practitioners in the hospitality field.