Leadership Styles and Organizational Citizenship Behavior in Small and Medium Scale Firms

Journal of Arts, Science & Commerce, April 4(2), 153-163, 2013

11 Pages Posted: 23 Apr 2016

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N. R. Khan

Iqra University

Arsalan Mujahid Ghouri

London South Bank University

Marinah Awang

Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris

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Date Written: April 1, 2013

Abstract

The study is conducted to examine the relationship between leadership styles and citizenship behaviour in small and medium scale IT firms operating in Pakistan. The three popular styles of leadership which includes transactional leadership, transformational leadership and charismatic leadership have been studied along with organizational citizenship in 174 IT sector SMEs. This study has explored the correlation between leadership styles that proactively contributes to increase the organizational citizenship at all phases of employee’s behaviour. Statistical findings suggested that different leadership style have been followed at moderate level in small and medium scale IT firms of Pakistan and have strong relationship with organizational citizenship. Moreover, organizational citizenship is proactively contrasted with different leadership styles. This study also validate the assumption that due to the internationalization phenomena IT sector SMEs have been adopted and implemented the management functions in a more comprehensive manner then other service sector SMEs in Pakistan.

Keywords: Leadership styles, Citizenship behavior, IT firms, SME

JEL Classification: L86

Suggested Citation

Khan, Naveed R. and Ghouri, Arsalan Mujahid and Awang, Marinah, Leadership Styles and Organizational Citizenship Behavior in Small and Medium Scale Firms (April 1, 2013). Journal of Arts, Science & Commerce, April 4(2), 153-163, 2013, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2768148

Naveed R. Khan

Iqra University ( email )

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Karachi, Sindh 75500
Pakistan

Arsalan Mujahid Ghouri (Contact Author)

London South Bank University ( email )

103 Borough Road
London, Greater London SE1 OAA
United Kingdom

Marinah Awang

Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris ( email )

Tanjong Malim, Perak 35900
Malaysia

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