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Vol. 5 No. 2 (2025): June

Inclusive Leadership in the Hybrid Work Era: Fostering Employee Well-being and Task Performance through Psychological Safety

https://doi.org/10.35912/ahrmr.v5i2.3857
30 Jun 2025

Abstract

Purpose: This study aims to examine the effect of inclusive leadership on employee well-being and task performance, with psychological safety as a mediating variable, in the context of hybrid work among public-sector employees.

Methodology: This study employed a quantitative explanatory research design using a survey method. Data were collected from 235 civil servants working in eight districts/cities in Banten Province, Indonesia. A structured questionnaire with a Likert scale was used as the measurement instrument. Data analysis was conducted using partial least squares–structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) with SmartPLS 4 software.

Results: Inclusive leadership had a positive and significant effect on psychological safety, employee well-being, and task performance. Psychological safety significantly affects employee well-being and task performance and partially mediates the relationship between inclusive leadership and both outcome variables.

Conclusions: This study is limited by its cross-sectional design, reliance on self-reported data, and focus on public sector employees within a single province.

Limitations: This study is limited by its cross-sectional design, reliance on self-reported data, and focus on public sector employees within a single province

Contributions: This study contributes to the fields of leadership studies, human resource management, and public administration by extending inclusive leadership theory to hybrid work settings in the public sector and by providing practical insights into leadership development and employee well-being initiatives.

Keywords

Employee Well-Being Hybrid Work Inclusive Leadership Psychological Safety Task Performance

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Hendrarso, P., Handoko, P. ., Kurnina, N. ., & Suseno, B. D. . (2025). Inclusive Leadership in the Hybrid Work Era: Fostering Employee Well-being and Task Performance through Psychological Safety. Annals of Human Resource Management Research, 5(2), 403–419. https://doi.org/10.35912/ahrmr.v5i2.3857

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Authors

1 . Panji Hendrarso
Institut Kemandirian Nusantara, Pandeglang, Banten, Indonesia
2 . Pryo Handoko
Institut Kemandirian Nusantara, Pandeglang, Banten, Indonesia
3 . Nina Kurnina
Institut Kemandirian Nusantara, Pandeglang, Banten, Indonesia
4 . Bambang Dwi Suseno
Institut Kemandirian Nusantara, Pandeglang, Banten, Indonesia

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