Leadership Styles and Organizational Citizenship Behavior: ACase of Pakistani Corporates

Abstract

The current study sought to investigate the influence of leadership style on organizational citizenship behaviour (OCB) among employees in Pakistan. A quantitative study approach was used to achieve this purpose, and data were obtained using an online survey questionnaire. A convenience sample strategy was used to select 300 people from various businesses and sectors in Pakistan. To examine the factors of interest, the survey questionnaire includes closed-ended questions as well as Likert- scale items. The acquired data were examined using descriptive statistics such as frequencies, percentages, means, and standard deviations, as well as inferential statistics such as correlation and regression analysis. These findings support the notion that leadership styles play an important role in influencing employees' OCB. According to the findings of this study, Pakistani firms should promote leadership training programs and policies that encourage transformational and transactional leadership styles. Furthermore, the study suggests that while developing leadership training programs and policies, demographic characteristics such as age, education, and experience be considered. The findings of the study emphasize the need of implementing effective leadership practices into organizational policy in order to encourage desired employee behaviours and improve organizational outcomes. As a result, the study's results may have far-reaching consequences for increasing the overall efficacy of organizations operating in Pakistan.