이슈리더십이 업무몰입에 미치는 영향: 하위요인과 자율적 동기의 매개효과

This study examines issue leadership as a leadership competency that fosters employee engagement in complex and uncertain business environments. Drawing on self-determination theory, it explores the mediating role of autonomous motivation in the relationship between issue leadership and work engagement. Issue leadership was conceptualized with three subdimensions—Issue Articulation, Audience Engagement, and Issue Execution—and compared against a unidimensional construct. A two-wave survey of 316 Korean employees was conducted, with issue leadership assessed at Time 1 and autonomous motivation and work engagement at Time 2. Structural equation modeling using SPSS and AMOS revealed that Issue Articulation significantly influenced work engagement through autonomous motivation, while Audience Engagement and Issue Execution showed no significant effects. However, the unidimensional construct of issue leadership exhibited a significant indirect effect through full mediation. These findings highlight the importance of issue leadership in promoting intrinsic motivation and engagement. Theoretically, the study extends self-determination theory to the Korean context; practically, it suggests that leadership development should emphasize intrinsic motivation over extrinsic rewards.