Leadership competencies and employee well-being

Szerzők: Fehérné Kiss Marianna, Gulyás Szabina, Hebeny-Fuchs Orsolya

Kiadó: Nemzetközi Oktatási és Kutatási Központ Alapítvány

Kötet: 2025. májusi

Oldalak: 56–73

Kulcsszavak: digital transformation, leadership competencies, psychological well-being, employee well-being, challenges of the digital age

Absztrakt

Relevance: Due to rapid technological development, organizations continuously face new challenges, which requires a different approach, attitude and skills from leaders and subordinates. Researching the effects of digital development is a relatively new field, therefore consequences associated with digitalization in the workplace-related health have not been thoroughly explored so far.
Purpose: This study investigates how management skills affect psychological well-being. We hypothesized that having good digital leadership skills positively influences well-being.
Methods: We conducted an anonymous, online survey using validated scales (ClassicFuehr, DigiFuehr 2.0, JAWS). The questionnaire was created in Google Forms, and results were analysed using Microsoft Excel and R software. (Claassen et al., 2021, 2023 and Van Katwyk, P.T., Fox, S., Spector, P.E., & Kelloway, E.K., 2000)
Results: The findings confirm that both leadership competencies (ClassicFuehr and DigiFuehr 2.0) are positively related to employee well-being, but classic leadership competencies show stronger predictive relevance for employees’ emotional experiences at work (JAWS).
Conclusion: Our research confirms that both classic and digital leadership competencies are positively related to each other and employee well-being, with classic leadership competencies showing stronger predictive power. Education and position had greater influence on perceptions of leadership and well-being than gender or generational affiliation.

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