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Employee well-being: human resource practices and perceived ethical leadership climate

Esther Villajos et al.

Management Decision2026https://doi.org/10.1108/md-03-2025-0839article
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Purpose This study aims to analyze the mediating role of ethical leadership climate in the relationship between sustainable HR practices (PEP - performance-enhancement practices, and ESP - employee-support practices) and employee hedonic and eudaimonic well-being. Design/methodology/approach 741 employees from different Spanish organizations participated in the study. We conducted a SEM with MPlus to test the hypotheses and used the Monte Carlo method to assess mediation. Findings We identified distinct pathways in the relationship between HR practices and well-being, mediated by the ethical leadership climate. In particular, a total mediation was found for the relationship between PEP and eudaimonic well-being, while a partial mediation was identified in the relationship between PEP and hedonic well-being, as well as between ESP and both dimensions of well-being. Originality/value We adopted a sustainable approach to HR practices by simultaneously considering two bundles of practices (PEP and ESP) and their relationship with four different well-being indicators (intrinsic and extrinsic job satisfaction for hedonic well-being and purpose in life and personal growth for eudaimonic well-being). Moreover, ethical leadership climate helps us establish different paths for how HR practices can be related to employee well-being.

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@article{esther2026,
  title        = {{Employee well-being: human resource practices and perceived ethical leadership climate}},
  author       = {Esther Villajos et al.},
  journal      = {Management Decision},
  year         = {2026},
  doi          = {https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1108/md-03-2025-0839},
}

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