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Transformational leadership, emotional intelligence and organizational commitment : Pakistan's services sector

Khan, Muhammadibrahim and Awan, Usama and Yasir, Muhammad and Mohamad, Noor Azmi and Shah, Syed Haider Ali and Qureshi, Muhammad Imran Mran and Zaman, Khalid (2014) Transformational leadership, emotional intelligence and organizational commitment : Pakistan's services sector. Argumenta Oeconomica, 33 (2). pp. 67-92. ISSN 1233-5835

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.15611/aoe.2014.2.04

Abstract

This study investigates the moderating role of emotional intelligence in the relationship of transformational leadership and organizational commitment in the services sector of Pakistan. Data was collected from 267 respondents from different organizations in the services sector of Pakistan, i.e. telecom, banking, health and educational institutions. Transformational leadership was measured with a 20-item MLQ, multifactor leadership questionnaire, emotional intelligence was measured a 16-item scale (WLEIS, Wong and Law Emotional Intelligence Scale) and a 25-item scale (OCQ) measured the organizational commitment. The moderating role of emotional intelligence was assessed by creating an interaction term and was regressed with a dependent variable. This study provides managers with a new way to look at their employees attitudes, especially their commitment to their organization. Managers from the services sector of Pakistan should pay attention to their emotional intelligence competencies and should utilize these competencies for promoting a sense of respect among their employees, by valuing their cultural norms and thus enhancing their commitment to the organization. These results also identify the importance of training programmes for enhancing both leadership and emotional intelligence competencies. This is a comparatively easy and inexpensive way of gaining employee commitment as compared to some costly rewards and benefit packages.

Item Type:Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:services sector, transformational leadership
Subjects:H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor
Divisions:Management
ID Code:63113
Deposited By: Siti Nor Hashidah Zakaria
Deposited On:15 Jun 2017 01:36
Last Modified:15 Jun 2017 01:36

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