Khattak, Sajid RahmanZada, MuhammadNouman, MuhammadUr Rahman, ShamsFayaz, MuhammadUllah, RezwanSalazar Sepúlveda, GuidoVega Muñoz, AlejandroContreras Barraza, Nicolás2023-11-162023-11-162022-07International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Volume 19, Issue 14, July-2 2022, Article number 82911661-7827https://repositorio.unab.cl/xmlui/handle/ria/53988Indexación: Scopus.This study aims to empirically examine the mediating effects of psychological safety and leadership identification on the relationship between inclusive leadership and pro-social rule breaking among hospitality employees. This study analyzes the survey data collected in three waves from 589 employees working in different hotels and restaurants operating in the Northern areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The scale validity, composite reliability, and hypotheses were assessed through PLS-SEM. The study found that inclusive leadership significantly impacts employees’ pro-social rule-breaking. The study also found that leadership identification and psychological safety partially mediate the relationship between inclusive leadership and pro-social rule-breaking. Hospitality leaders can practice inclusive leadership characteristics because it may significantly enhance employee engagement in pro-social rule-breaking. Through their inclusive features, hospitality leaders can improve employees’ psychological safety and leadership identification, enhancing frontline employees’ pro-social rule-breaking. © 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.enHospitality industryInclusive leadershipLeadership identificationPro-social rule breakingPsychological safetyArtículoCC BY 4.0 DEED Atribución 4.0 Internacional10.3390/ijerph19148291