الملخص الإنجليزي
This study investigates the impact of ethical leadership on task performance in the oil and
gas sector in the Sultanate of Oman. It also explores the mediating roles of self-efficacy
and job satisfaction in this relationship. The quantitative method was applied, and data was
collected by distributing questionnaires to employees in oil companies in the Sultanate of
Oman. The survey was distributed through web application platforms. There were 250
respondents from different companies, and data were analyzed using SPSS and Macro
PROCESS for mediation analysis.
Findings show that ethical leadership was positively correlated with self-efficacy, job
satisfaction, and task performance. The data collected from surveys revealed that ethical
leaders enhance employees' task performance by boosting their self-efficacy and improving
their job satisfaction. All the research hypotheses were accepted. This study proved a direct
association between ethical leadership and task performance and the mediating roles of
self-efficacy and job satisfaction.
The study also concluded with a set of recommendations, the most important of which can
be improved performance of employee tasks through ethical leader behavior. Organizations
need to hire and promote these employees as leaders who deliver moral values and are
committed to those values. Ethical leaders provide support, trust, and care for their
followers.
Keywords: Ethical Leadership, Self-efficacy, Job satisfaction, Task Performance, Oil &
Gas Sector, Sultanate of Om
