Journal of Sustainable Economic and Business
Vol. 3 No. 3 (2026): Journal of Sustainable Economic and Business (JOSEB)

Inclusive Leadership, Well-being, and Sustainable Performance: Environmental Awareness as Mediator in a Central Bank

Yahya Nuryanto (Universitas Mercu Buana)
Agus Arijanto (Universitas Mercu Buana)



Article Info

Publish Date
27 Jul 2026

Abstract

Objectives: Currency management inside a central bank pairs rigid procedural control with a sizeable ecological footprint, yet how leadership and employee welfare convert into sustainability outcomes in such a setting has not been tested. This study examines whether employee environmental awareness carries the effect of inclusive leadership and employee well-being on sustainable performance. Methodology: Survey data were obtained from 142 employees of the Currency Management Department of Bank Indonesia through purposive sampling. Thirty-six items on a five-point Likert scale measured four latent constructs. Partial least squares structural equation modeling was run in SmartPLS 4.1 with 5,000 bootstrap subsamples. Finding: Six of seven hypotheses were supported. Employee well-being raised sustainable performance (β = 0.308; p = 0.027), whereas inclusive leadership did not (β = 0.103; p = 0.389). Both antecedents predicted environmental awareness, which proved the strongest driver of sustainable performance (β = 0.467; f² = 0.306). Mediation was indirect-only for leadership and complementary for well-being. Conclusion: Awareness, not directive influence, is the channel through which leadership reaches sustainability outcomes in a rule-bound public organization. Interventions should therefore target what employees notice and understand before targeting what they are told to do.

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Journal Info

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joseb

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Subject

Agriculture, Biological Sciences & Forestry Decision Sciences, Operations Research & Management Economics, Econometrics & Finance Education Social Sciences

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Journal of Sustainable Economic and Business (JOSEB) is a double-blind review journal focused on empirical research that provides novelty of the research with the latest issues and contributions to the scientific research. The scope of the journal will focus on Strategic Management (Strategic ...