Managers In Banking Sector Research Articles

Analysis of Leadership Styles in Banking Sector in North Cyprus: Testing Factors Effecting Authoritarian Style and a Model for Banking Sector in a Small Island Economy

Analysis of the Leadership Styles in Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Banking Sector, test some hypotheses related to leadership styles and test the model which explains the effect of task oriented and people oriented factors to the authoritarian behavior of managers in Banking sector in a small island economy is the main purpose of this research. A total number of 177 usable questionnaires were personally retrieved from managers in the research premises. The hypothesized relationships were tested using descriptive statistics in SPSS version 16. Overall, the results reveal that managers in the north Cyprus banking sector exhibit task-oriented leadership style. Importantly, while the older managers were found to be less people-oriented leaders, on the other hand, younger managers were found to be more task-oriented leaders. Contrary to the previous findings, the female managers were found to be more task-oriented leaders in this context. This research makes useful contributions to the current knowledge base and the related industry by exclusively generating a new model for the small island economies.

IMPACT OF CAREER DEVELOPMENT ON EMPLOYEE SATISFACTION IN PRIVATE BANKING SECTOR KARACHI

Purpose - This study aims to determine the relationship between career development opportunities available to the employees and their job satisfaction. The study is focusing on private banks in Karachi. Methodology/Sample - For this paper, survey was conducted by using structured questionnaire that were administered through e-mail and by distributing to five hundred respondents from five private Banks situated in Karachi. Hypothesis testing has been done by use of Chi-Square test. Sample size for the study is 395 and the sampling procedure used is convenience based. Findings - The study determined that there is positive relationship between career development and employee job satisfaction in banking sector. Employees are satisfied with career development activities that are offered at their organizations. Corporate world has become more competitive hence employees have become more conscious to career development. Practical Implications - The findings of the research is beneficial for management of banking sector to design career development programs in such a way that increase the job satisfaction and promote work environment among employees in Pakistan. Research Limitations - Data confidentiality policy of organizations, time constraint and unavailability of concerned personnel at the time of interviews were limitations in some cases while gathering data.

IMPACT OF CAREER DEVELOPMENT ON EMPLOYEE SATISFACTION IN PRIVATE BANKING SECTOR KARACHI

Purpose - This study aims to determine the relationship between career development opportunities available to the employees and their job satisfaction. The study is focusing on private banks in Karachi. Methodology/Sample - For this paper, survey was conducted by using structured questionnaire that were administered through e-mail and by distributing to five hundred respondents from five private Banks situated in Karachi. Hypothesis testing has been done by use of „Chi-Square test‟. Sample size for the study is 395 and the sampling procedure used id convenience based. Findings - The study determined that there is positive relationship between career development and employee job satisfaction in banking sector. Employees are satisfied with career development activities that are offered at their organizations. Corporate world has become more competitive hence employees have become more conscious to career development. Practical Implications - The findings of the research is beneficial for management of banking sector to design career development programs in such a way that increase the job satisfaction and promote work environment among employees in Pakistan. Research Limitations - Data confidentiality policy of organizations, time constraint and unavailability of concerned personnel at the time of interviews were limitations in some cases while gathering data.

Mediating role of creative self-efficacy

In this study, we examined the relationship between transformational leadership, learning orientation and employee creativity. Furthermore, the mediating effect of creative self efficacy is studied in the relationship of these two variables with creativity. The data obtained from a sample of 176 employees and managers of banking sector indicated the significant relationship between transformational leadership, performance orientation and employee creativity. However, results showed that performance orientation relationship with employee creativity is accepted in mediation while transformational leadership relation with employee creativity in mediation is not supported. Managerial implications and future research are discussed. Key words: Transformational leadership, performance orientation, creative self efficacy, employee creativity.