Artikel Prosiding "The Influence of Ethical Leadership and Employee Empowerment on Employee Satisfaction: A Causal Study on Employees of Pt. Delimas Lestari Jaya in Cilegon City"

The objective of this thesis is to analyze the influence of ethical leadership and employee empowerment on job satisfaction of employees’ PT. Delimas Lestari Jaya in Cilegon City, and thereby, improving the job satisfaction level of employees. A questionnaire‐based survey was conducted in PT. Delimas Lestari Jaya in Cilegon City, analyzing a total sample size of 92. Path analysis modeling results revealed that ethical leadership had a significant relationship with job satisfaction, employee empowerment had a significant relationship with job satisfaction, ethical leadership had a significant relationship with employee empowerment, and the effect was partially mediated by employee empowerment the relationship between ethical leadership and job satisfaction. This research makes an important contribution in the area of leadership, which can be useful for PT. Delimas Lestari Jaya in Cilegon City to recognize the importance of leadership and encourage employee empowerment. The findings also provide significant implications for organizations to understand better the importance of leadership, which will help to increase organizational success. Keywords: Ethical leadership; Employee empowerment; Job satisfaction