SEARCH ARTICLE

70 Pages : 696-706

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2020(V-I).70      10.31703/gssr.2020(V-I).70      Published : Mar 2020

Augumenting Task and Contextual Performance: Analysing the Critical role of Locus of Control for Sustainable Organizational Performance

    The main purpose of the study was to find out how task and contextual performance within organizations can be improved so as to achieve sustainable organizational performance. The study indicates that increasing task performance, which is about good implementation of formal job responsibilities, might result in favorable outcomes for sustainable organizational performance. Similarly, promoting contextual performance, which involves extra-role behaviors contributing to efficient organization operation, may also improve sustainable organizational performance. However, essentially, the research is all about raising both dimensions. This study aims at exploring the relationship between External Locus of Control (LOC), task performance and contextual performance among employees. The research design used was descriptive while data for the study was collected using convenience sampling method from 170 middle level managers of banks in Pakistan. After collecting data using a modified questionnaire, IBM SPSS 20.0 and AMOS 20.0 were used to analyze it. To conduct this analysis regression analysis was applied.

    Task Performance, External Locus of Control, Banking Sector of Pakistan, Contextual Performance, Middle-Level Managers
    (1) Muhammad Zia-ur-Rehman
    Assistant Professor, Department of Leadership and Management Studies (LMS), National Defence University, Islamabad, Pakistan.

21 Pages : 163-169

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).21      10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).21      Published : Sep 2019

Trust, Rewards and Training Impact on Employee's Work Engagement: An Evidence from Banking Sector

    Pakistans banking sector shows a key role in its economic growth. Employee behavior in this sector is greatly affected by job-related factors. The drive of the study was to assess the impact of trust, rewards, and training on WE in the banking sector. Data were collected from a random sample of 150 correspondences through the survey questionnaire. The model of correlation and regression was used to scan the connection between the variables. Results based on the model of correlation and statistical regression revealed that all three factors, including trust, reward, and training, have a positive influence on the WE of the employees. This research is a distinct study of trust, rewards and training consequences on the employees WE from a banking perspective. The outcomes of the study, therefore, have a number of suggestions in the field of human resource for researchers and practitioners.

    Trust, Rewards, Training, Work Engagement, Banking Sector
    (1) Hazrat Bilal
    Assistant Professor, Center for Management and Commerce, University of Swat, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Naveed Farooq
    Assistant Professor,Institute of Business Studies & Leadership, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Lala Rukh
    Lecturer, Center for Management and Commerce,University of Swat, KP, Pakistan.

17 Pages : 301-318

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2018(III-II).17      10.31703/gssr.2018(III-II).17      Published : Jun 2018

Empowered Leadership and Employee Outcomes: Mediating Role of Employee Engagement

    Drawing on empowerment literature and intrinsic motivation, this study examines the relationship of empowering leadership and employee outcomes (service performance and organizational citizenship behavior; OCB), along with mediating role of employee engagement. Based upon data of 970 officer level employees working in banking industry of Pakistan, hierarchical regression results demonstrated that empowering leadership behavior is positively related to employee service performance and OCB. Further, the results also reveal employee engagement partially mediated the relationships between empowering leadership and employee behavioral outcomes.

    Empowering Leadership, Employee Engagement, Service Performance, OCB, Banking Sector of Pakistan
    (1) Usman Ghani
    PhD Scholar (LMS), National Defence University, Islamabad, Pakistan
    (2) Muhammad Tahir Masood
    Professor, Department of Management Sciences, University of Wah, Wah Cantt. Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Zia Ur Rehman
    Assistant Professor, LMS Department, National Defence University, Islamabad, Pakistan.

26 Pages : 454-471

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2018(III-II).26      10.31703/gssr.2018(III-II).26      Published : Jun 2018

Transformational Leadership and Job Satisfaction: A Confirmatory Study in the Banking Sector of Pakistan

    The main purpose of the study was to identify TL 's effect on employees' JS Crosssectional research design was selected for the study. Study participants were 177 employees from forty-one (41) private banks of district Swat. The instrument used for the study were Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MQL) Form 6 developed by (Avolio and Bass, 1990), TL scale developed by Hartog, De Hoogh, and Kalshoven (2013) and JS scale developed by Spector (1994). A convenience sampling method was applied for data collection. Results of the study revealed a significant positive association between TL 's components (IM, IC, II, IS), and JS IM and IS were the best predictors of JS.

    Job Satisfaction; Transformation al Leadership, and Private Banking Sector
    (1) Atiatullah
    M.Phil ScholarDepartment of Management Studies, University of Malakand, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Nazim Ali
    Assistant Professor,Department of Management Studies,University of Malakand, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Zahid Ali
    Lecturer, Department of Management Studies,University of Malakand, KP, Pakistan.