The Effect of Leader Behavioral Integrity on Employee Compliance in The Ministry of Finance of The Republic of Indonesia: The Mediating Roles of Cognitive Trust and Organizational Commitment

Leliantika Handitya Deastri; Sampurna Budi Utama; Elvira Andriyani

doi:10.31851/jmksp.v11i2.22586

Authors

Leliantika Handitya Deastri Ministry of Finance Republic Indonesia
Sampurna Budi Utama Ministry of Finance Republic Indonesia
Elvira Andriyani Ministry of Finance Republic Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31851/jmksp.v11i2.22586

Keywords:

Leader Behavioral Integrity, Employee Compliance, Cognitive Trust, Organizational Commitment, Leadership

Abstract

This study examines the effect of leader behavioral integrity on employee compliance and the sequential mediating roles of cognitive trust and organizational commitment. Using a quantitative explanatory design, data were collected from 968 employees of the Indonesian Ministry of Finance through a five-point Likert-scale questionnaire and analyzed using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM). The results show that leader behavioral integrity positively affects employee compliance and cognitive trust, while cognitive trust positively affects organizational commitment and organizational commitment positively affects employee compliance. Cognitive trust and organizational commitment also significantly mediate the relationship between leader behavioral integrity and employee compliance sequentially. The study’s novelty lies in integrating these constructs into a sequential model in an Indonesian public sector context. The findings contribute to leadership and compliance research by demonstrating that employee compliance may be strengthened not only through formal controls but also through credible leadership, trust, and organizational commitment.

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