Abstract
The purpose of this study is to assess the impact of ethical leadership on task performance and organizational citizenship behavior (OCB), with the boundary condition of Islamic work ethics (IWE). Data were collected from 200 employees working in the public and private sector organizations in Islamabad, Pakistan. The data were analyzed through SPSS. The collected data revealed that ethical leadership has a positive and significant influence on task performance and OCB. Furthermore, IWE was also found a significant moderator by enhancing the relationship of ethical leadership and both the outcome variables. It concluded that ethical leadership sets the tone for the employees for improving their task performance and OCB. Additionally, Islamic work ethics can also enhance the positive outcomes of ethical leadership.
Highlights
For the last 25 years, the studies have explicitly investigated employee behaviors that can contribute to an effective organizational climate (Gabriel, et al, 2018; Organ, et al, 2006)
We propose that ethical leadership influences can be different in terms of follower disposition, Islamic work ethics (IWE)
We propose that ethical leadership might positively influence task performance
Summary
For the last 25 years, the studies have explicitly investigated employee behaviors that can contribute to an effective organizational climate (Gabriel, et al, 2018; Organ, et al, 2006). | 167 most of the cases, these employee behaviors are based on their discretion rather than formal roles. These behaviors include an altruistic approach towards others, tolerance for others, active involvement in organizational events, promoting organization in public, offering support to coworkers, behaving proactively and reactively (Hoffman, et al, 2007). Extra-role behaviors has been studied with different labels, such as contextual performance, prosocial behaviors, and proactive behaviors (Bozionelos & Singh, 2017; Donald et al, 2019; McCormick, et al, 2019). Since its emergence in organizational behavior literature, Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB) has dominated the literature of extrarole behaviors (Ocampo et al, 2018)
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