Empowerment leadership to improve work engagement through affective commitment in employees of the HR division at PT Perkebunan Nusantara I Regional 4 Surabaya, Indonesia

This research examines the connection between empowering leadership, emotional commitment, and job engagement among staff in the Human Resources Division of PT Perkebunan Nusantara I Regional 4 Surabaya, Indonesia. Employing a quantitative method and saturated sampling technique, data were gathered from 60 employees via questionnaires and examined using SEM Smart PLS. The results of the research showed that empowering leadership has a significant effect on affective commitment, which consequently leads to a considerable boost in work engagement. Empowering leadership directly influences work engagement as well. This research highlights the significance of enabling leadership in cultivating emotional connections and job enthusiasm, providing practical suggestions for management strategies to improve employee involvement and organizational effectiveness.