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INVESTIGATING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN IDENTITY BASED LEADERSHIP AND EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT WITH EMPLOYEE CORE SELF EVALUATION

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).22      10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).22      Published : Sep 2019

Investigating the Relationship between Identity-Based Leadership and Employee Engagement with Employee Core Self-Evaluation

Abstract

    Based on social identity approach, present research intends to investigate the impact of identity-based leadership on employee engagement, through the mediating role of employee core-self evaluations. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was employed to demonstrate the validity and reliability of the measurement model. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was employed to test the hypothesized model. The proposed model was supported empirically by data collected from 327 employees who work in the telecom sector of Pakistan. The result indicated that employees Core selfevaluations act as a mediator between four dimensions of identity leadership and employee engagement. Identity-based leadership also showed a direct positive relationship with employee engagement.

    (1) Tahreem Baloch
    Ph.D. scholar, Department of Leadership & Management Studies,National Defense University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (2) Muhammadi Sabra
    Assistant Professor, Department of Management Sciences, COMSATS,Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (3) Muhammad Zia-ur- Rehman
    Department of Leadership and Management StudiesNational Defence University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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