Abstract
Abstract Leadership and organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) stayed at pinnacle in the arena of organizational behavior research since decades and has attained significant consideration of scholars pursuing to define multifaceted dynamics of leadership and their influence on follower’s behavior at work. The voluntary behavior of Organizational citizenship improves organizational effectiveness, and it goes beyond formal job duties. This study attempts to explore the association amongst transformational leadership and organizational citizenship behavior of teachers in public sector higher education institutions in Pakistan. Study of organizational citizenship behavior in educational organizations and academicians is of high value that definitely requires attention. This study examines the direct and indirect influence of transformational leadership through exploring the mediating role of emotional intelligence. The model was tested by employing structural equation modelling technique on survey responses collected from academicians. Results from 220 responses indicated that relationship between transformational leadership and Organizational Citizenship Behavior is statistically significant where Emotional Intelligence plays an important role as a mediator. The results support and add to the positive effects of transformational leadership style interconnected with extra role behavior at work making it more meaningful. The findings make a significant contribution to leadership and organizational behavior literature in higher education sector and propose that organizations should implement practices that help in enhancing the level of organizational citizenship behavior in organizations.
Highlights
In fast pace competitive environment, public as well as private sector organizations of Pakistan are facing dilemma of employee citizenship behaviors, motivation, job satisfaction and meaningfulness of workplaces (Ramlall, 2004)
With regard to emotional intelligence (EI), Modassir and Singh (2008) have viewed that the leaders significantly correlated to the organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) of employees wherein the dimensions of altruism, conscientiousness and civic virtue were found to be related to EI and can predict EI of leaders as well
An attempt is made in this study to test the direct effect of Transformational leadership on OCB and the mediating effect of emotional intelligence on the relationship between Transformational leadership and OCB
Summary
In fast pace competitive environment, public as well as private sector organizations of Pakistan are facing dilemma of employee citizenship behaviors, motivation, job satisfaction and meaningfulness of workplaces (Ramlall, 2004). In the last two decades, Pakistan has displayed substantial growth in higher education sector. There are 177 universities and degree awarding institutions in Pakistan scattered across its atlas and the quantity is rising at a high pace. A large number of initiatives have been taken to advance higher education. It is an undeniable reality that teachers in higher education play a central role in advancing and development of a society. Bearing in mind all these core functions performed, teachers are the central resource available to the universities as their performance and contributions are indispensable in achieving institutional goals. Leadership style of head of departments is an integral factor that can have a positive and profound impact on spirit de corps of the teachers
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