EFFECT OF MISTREATMENT AND POOR LEADERSHIP ON EMPLOYEES’ MORALE WITH MODERATING ROLE OF GRATITUDE INTERVENTION
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Mistreatment, poor leadership, employee morale, gratitude intervention and employees of district judiciary of southern PunjabAbstract
The aim of the study is to examine the relation between mistreatment, poor leadership and employee morale along with moderating role of gratitude intervention of employees of district judiciary of southern Punjab. Respondents of the study are employees of district judiciary of Southern Punjab, Pakistan. Collection of data is through structured questionnaire. Target population is the lower judiciary system employees with sample size of 316. SPSS is used for measurement and analysis. Key findings of the study revealed that there is significant impact between mistreatment, poor leadership and employees’ morale. Results of the study also depicts that gratitude intervention has a positive impact on employee morale as moderator.
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