The Impact of Authentic Leadership on Organizational Citizenship Behaviours and the Mediating Role of Corporate Social Responsibility in the Banking Sector of Pakistan

Sadaf Iqbal, Tahir Farid, Jianhong Ma, Amira Khattak and Mohammad Nurunnabi
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Sadaf Iqbal: Department of Applied Psychology & Behavioral Science, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou 310058, Zhejiang, China
Tahir Farid: Department of Applied Psychology & Behavioral Science, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou 310058, Zhejiang, China
Jianhong Ma: Department of Applied Psychology & Behavioral Science, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou 310058, Zhejiang, China
Amira Khattak: Department of Marketing, College of Business Administration, Prince Sultan University, P.O. Box 66833, Riyadh 11586, Saudi Arabia
Mohammad Nurunnabi: Department of Accounting, Prince Sultan University, P.O. Box 66833, Riyadh 11586, Saudi Arabia

Sustainability, 2018, vol. 10, issue 7, 1-11

Abstract: This study was designed to examine the effect of authentic leadership on organizational citizenship behaviour (OCB), as well as to examine the mediating mechanism of corporate social responsibility (CSR) on the aforementioned relationship. Using the cross-sectional design method, the data were collected from 395 employees working in the banking sector of Pakistan. Drawing on social exchange theory, it was hypothesized that authentic leadership would positively predict organizational citizenship behaviour. Furthermore, it was hypothesized that CSR would positively mediate the relationship between authentic leadership and OCB. The results of the study indicate that authentic leadership positively predicts OCB. Importantly, CSR was found to positively mediate the effect of authentic leadership on OCB. Theoretical implications of the study and future research directions are also discussed.

Keywords: authentic leadership; corporate social responsibility; organizational citizenship behaviours; banking sector; Pakistan (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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