Impact of Empowering Leadership on Employee Burnout: Moderating Role of Emotional Intelligence

The purpose of the present research study is to determine the impact of empowering leadership on employee burnout with the moderating role of emotional intelligence in the employees of public sector organizations situated in Peshawar. The paradigm of this study is based on positivistic approach. The target population for this study was the employees of public sector organizations including autonomous organizations based in Peshawar metropolitan. The sample size was 220 participants and was picked using a convenience sampling method. Information from the participants were collected through self-administered questionnaire. The results describe that empowering leadership has impact on employee burnout. This infers that empowering leadership could be assumed as predictor of employee burnout. The association of empowering leadership and employee burnout was also moderated by emotional intelligence.          Keywords:empowering leadership, employee burnout, emotional intelligence