An Empirical Analysis of Impact of Inclusive Leadership on Employee Engagement in International Non-Government Organizations (INGO’s) of Punjab (Pakistan)

Abstract

The main objective of this research is to study the relationship between inclusive leadership and employee engagement in International Non-Government Organizations (INGO’s) of Punjab (Pakistan). For this, international non-governmental employees were targeted. Using random sampling, 10 INGO out of 42 (including UN Agencies) working in Punjab were selected and a total of 300 international non-governmental employee from selected INGO’s were surveyed by questionnaire method involving Likert scale through e-mails and personal visits. With a response rate of 57%, findings are based upon responses from 170 employees. Findings of the undergoing study put forward that inclusive leadership and engagement of employees are positively associated. The findings add value to the existing literature and provide valuable implications for the managers. This study provides evidence from the nonprofit sector on the important issue of engagement of the employees. Furthermore, the various theories on leadership connect the leadership with employee outcomes, but empirical evidence is still lacking, especially from the perspective of Pakistani context. The above literature gap has been addressed in the study. Some inherent limitations should be kept in mind. Firstly; the only inclusive dimension of leadership is linked with the engagement of the employees. Future studies may address the linkage among other dimensions of leadership and engagement of employees. In addition to this, non-government organizations were targeted for data collection; the findings may vary in other business organizations.