Role of Inclusive Leadership in Project’s Success with the Mediating Role of Employee Engagement and Trust in Leader

Abstract

Aim of study: This study investigates the role of inclusive leadership in project success along with the mechanism of employee engagement and trust in leaders as mediators among the IT based firms of Pakistan.

Methodology: A self-administered questionnaires was distributed to 250 employees who are working in IT project based firms and a total of N = (210) questionnaires were returned. Hayes macro model was used mediation and moderation analysis.

Results: The results reveal that inclusive leadership plays a very significant role in achieving the project success through the mediation of employee engagement and trust in leaders. Overall this study discloses that inclusive leadership is very crucial as it affects the employee engagement and project success so strategies should be design in order to train the top management in inclusive leadership style.

Conclusion: The study concluded that by enhancing inclusivity in leadership style organizations can maximize the employee engagement at workplace and also increases the trust in leader so organizations should promote open and transparent communication reinforcing its importance as a psychological mechanism through which inclusive leadership influences project success. So organizations should design the policies that can help their leaders on attaining the skills through which they can improve inclusivity in organization.