“…Sustainable leadership originated from Rhineland management ( Avery and Bergsteiner, 2016 ) and effective leadership theory ( Iqbal et al, 2018 ), in the assumption of which organizations are viewed as a part of an open system that emphasizes the responsibilities of the organizations to the society and stakeholders. As an emerging type of leadership, sustainable leadership contributes to the organizational performance in the context of current and future environmental, economic, and social goals( McCann and Holt, 2010 ; Iqbal and Piwowar-Sulej, 2022 ), sustainable leaders, stimulate and inspire followers focusing on their needs, and-like participative leaders-involve employees in decision-making. They use positive behaviors as a method to guide others which is in line with positive leadership( Salmi et al, 2014 ; Gerard et al, 2017 ; Iqbal and Piwowar-Sulej, 2022 ).…”