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Authentic Leadership and Organizational Citizenship Behavior: Mediating role of Work Motivation
Muhammad Sagheem, Nasr Ullah Jan
Abstract:
To improve academic outcomes, this research assumes that effective school leadership is critical. Although numerous studies have examined leadership and employee behavior, a notable research gap persists in understanding how authentic leadership specifically influences organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) and motivation for work. Organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) and authentic leadership are the topics of this investigation of public primary and secondary schools in Pakistan. Work motivation is examined as a form of mediation in this research, which draws on Self-Determination Theory (SDT). Using standardized questionnaires, the study measured authentic leadership, organizational citizenship behavior, and intrinsic motivation in a sample of 485 educators. The examination was carried out utilizing (PLS-SEM) through Smart PLS. Work motivation plays a substantial role among authentic leadership and OCB. Authentic managers can boost morale and productivity by attending to their employees' emotional needs, which in turn increases their motivation to go above and beyond in their work. Positive attitudes and motivation among education sector employees can be fostered through genuine leadership. However, drawback of the study relies on self-reported data and has a cross-sectional design. It would be beneficial for future research to take a longitudinal approach and investigate other potential moderators. To ensure the findings are generalizable beyond Pakistan, further cross-cultural investigation is advised. This research contributes to leadership literature by clarifying the ways in which genuine leadership affects employee behavior in the schooling context.
Keywords:
Authentic Leadership; Motivation for work; organizational citizenship behavior; psychological needs; schooling context; Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
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