Title: The impact of charismatic leadership on employee job satisfaction: exploring the employee position and experience with the mediating role of knowledge sharing and teamwork

Authors: Taylan Budur; Chnar Abdullah Rashid; Dalia Khalid Faeq; Halil Demirer; Javad Tajdini

Addresses: Business and Management Department, Tishk International University, Sulaimani, Kurdistan Region, Iraq ' Accounting Department, Technical College of Administration, Sulaimani Polytechnic University, Sulaimanyah, Iraq ' Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Humanities and Social Science, Koya University, Koya, Kurdistan Region, Iraq ' Fatih University, Istanbul, Turkey ' Eastern Mediterranean University, Famagusta, North Cyprus via Mersin 10, Turkey

Abstract: This study aims to investigate the role of charismatic leadership (CL) in increasing employee job satisfaction (JS) through the support of knowledge sharing (KS) and teamwork (TW). Data were collected from a diverse sample of 209 individuals employed across multiple companies within the Kurdistan region of Iraq. Analysis was conducted using structural equation modelling (SEM) with the assistance of AMOS software. Additionally, the study examined the significance of employee experience and position within the proposed model. The findings indicate that CL and JS have a significant and favourable connection. Furthermore, the presence of KS and TW was observed to increase the influence of CL on JS. Lastly, it has been found that while employee position negatively affects KS, employee experience in the workplace is positively related to their knowledge-sharing tendency. To boost employee satisfaction and overall performance, it is advised to establish an atmosphere that enables flexible leadership, promotes cooperation, and embraces a culture of knowledge sharing.

Keywords: charismatic leadership; knowledge sharing; teamwork; job satisfaction; employee experience; position.

DOI: 10.1504/MEJM.2025.147295

Middle East Journal of Management, 2025 Vol.12 No.4, pp.433 - 455

Received: 10 Jan 2024
Accepted: 16 Feb 2024
Published online: 14 Jul 2025 *

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