Passive leadership and its relationship with organizational justice: Verifying mediating role of affect-based trust

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship among passive leadership, organizational justice and affect-based trust. In addition, the meditating role of affect-based trust between these relationships is also investigated.

Design/methodology/approach

The data have been collected using anonymously completed questionnaire that has questions regarding passive leadership as independent variable, affect-based trust as mediator and organizational justice as dependent variable.

Findings

It is noted that the passive leadership is negatively associated with the affect-based trust and perceptions of organizational justice and the mediating role of affect-based trust is also confirmed between these relationships.

Originality/value

This study provides a new insight for social science knowledge base by explaining the direct relationship of passive leadership with organizational justice and through affect-based trust.

Citation

Adeel, M.M., Khan, H.G.A., Zafar, N. and Rizvi, S.T. (2018), "Passive leadership and its relationship with organizational justice: Verifying mediating role of affect-based trust", Journal of Management Development, Vol. 37 No. 2, pp. 212-223. https://doi.org/10.1108/JMD-05-2017-0187