The study explored the relationships among servant leadership, employee
gratitude, work stress, and well- being. Based on the viewpoint of 「conservation of
resources theory」(COR) and 「social exchange theory」(SET), we hypothesized that
front-line employee perceived of servant leadership will predict well-being, and will
further predict well-being through the mediating process of employee gratitude and
work stress. The study applied convenience sampling. 500 questionnaires were
distributed to the front-line employee in service industry of Chain store, with the
return of 275 questionnaires, which includes 264 valid questionnaires (52.8%). The
research was analyzed by SPSS, which includes descriptive statistics, factor analysis,
correlation and regression. The results are summarized as follows:(1) Servant
leadership has a significantly positively influences well-being, employee gratitude,
and work stress. (2) Employee gratitude has a significantly positively influences
well-being. (3) Work stress has a significantly negatively influences well-being. (4)
Employee gratitude support positively, significantly and partially mediates the
relationship between servant leadership and well-being. (5) Work stress support
positively, significantly and partially mediates the relationship between servant
leadership and well-being. Based on the above findings, the study provides some
recommendations for further studies.