Abstract
This study empirically investigates the less discussed catalytic effect of personality in the relationship of leadership style and employee thriving at work. The growth and sustainability of the organization is linked with the association of leadership style and employee thriving at the worplace. The objectives of this study are to explore the impact of authoritative and laissez-faire leadership styles and the moderating role of the personality trait of conscientiousness on thriving in the workplace. A sample of 312 participants was taken from a leading school system with its branches in Lahore and Islamabad, Pakistan. The participants either worked as managers, teachers in headquarters, or school campuses, respectively. The regression results of the study show that authoritative leadership and conscientiousness have a significantly positive impact on thriving at work. Furthermore, conscientiousness moderates the relationship between laissez-faire style of leadership and thriving at work relationship.. The findings of this study have theoretical implications for authoritative and laissez-faire leadership, employee conscientiousness, and managerial applications for the practitioners.
Highlights
Educational institutes are idiocentric hubs that preserve and promote cultural values to the generation [1]
The moderating role of conscientiousness on the relationship between authoritarian leadership and thriving is revealed to have a positive effect, which is interestingly opposite to our purposed hypothesis (H4), whereas the moderating effect of employee conscientiousness further strengthens the negative effect of laissez-faire style of leadership on thriving at work, as proposed by our study (H5)
We suggest the relationship between other leadership styles and personality traits should be explored while explaining how different types of leadership styles would be beneficial for the practitioners to deal with diversified human resources
Summary
Educational institutes are idiocentric hubs that preserve and promote cultural values to the generation [1]. Scholars have noticed that the role of leadership style has been extensively explored and discussed from the business perspective; its vital importance in the background of educational centers responsible for providing country’s future leadership was less investigated during the last few decades [2] They are convinced that the dream of sustainable development remains ineffective without active participation and thriving of employees at the workplace, which is promoted by the practicing organization leadership style [3]. As the school system is a complex organization, practicing interactive functions, multifarious human resource, and objectives [4], scholars are agreed that recent years have brought challenging intricacies to the school leaderships [5], and leadership style has an explicit connection to the modern challenges of educational institutes In this context, leadership style motivates the followers to achieve the organizational objectives [6]. The cordial relationship between leadership and employees on the principals and business process ensures the successful achievement of an organizational goal [5]
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