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Business Strategy & Development

Due to escalating environmental problems and challenges, ensuring sustainable development (SD) ha... more Due to escalating environmental problems and challenges, ensuring sustainable development (SD) has become a matter of concern for organizations worldwide at a precinct scale. This study aims to integrate the variables, which are antecedents of SD through direct and indirect paths. The managers as participants of small‐ and medium‐sized enterprises have helped the researchers to explore the role of green knowledge management (GKM) and green dynamic capacity with the intervention of green innovation and competitive advantage in achieving SD. The results achieved through structural equation modeling revealed positive and significant direct and indirect relationships, however, the intervening role of green innovation and green competitive advantage between GKM and SD show insignificant results. Interestingly, we have also identified two significant moderators as a part of this study: large firm size and transformational leadership. This research has important implications and significan...

Sustainability, Dec 14, 2022

This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative... more This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY

International Journal of Management Research and Emerging Sciences

Due to recent upswing in leadership approach proponents of authentic leadership take a very norma... more Due to recent upswing in leadership approach proponents of authentic leadership take a very normative approach, placing a strong emphasis on the creation of interferences to facilitate the development of authenticity. Authentic leadership represents a relatively new leadership framework stemming from the fields of leadership, ethics, positive psychology, and positive organizational behavior. Academicians and practitioners are concerned about how leaders in institutions affect the growth of positive organizational behavior, knowledge-sharing behavior, and employee performance since decades. Any institution, especially non-profit organizations like universities, may benefit from exhibiting the effective leadership style to boost employee productivity. If there was a correlation between the performance of academicians and that of actual leaders, this quantitative study sought to determine if such a correlation was due to positive organizational behavior and knowledge sharing behavior a...

Team Performance Management: An International Journal

Purpose Research unveiled that interdisciplinary health-care teams are often found to be ineffect... more Purpose Research unveiled that interdisciplinary health-care teams are often found to be ineffective because of deprived team mechanisms. Considering effective team functioning, a leader’s non-cognitive abilities, knowledge-sharing behavior and the role of culture remain central concerns of health-care teams. This study aims to investigate how a leader’s emotional intelligence (EI) in a prevailing team culture can nurture the sharing of knowledge and enhance team EI that influences team performance. Design/methodology/approach The authors used multisource data representing a sample of 195 teams (735 respondents) to examine the hypothesized relationships by using the analytic strategy of partial least squares-structural equation modeling. This study bridged the methodological gap by using the repeated indicator approach that includes the reflective-formative second-order hierarchical latent variable model. Findings The results revealed a standpoint that leaders practicing the ability...

Quality & Quantity, 2020

One of the vital tasks to advance a specific line of research is synthesizing past research findi... more One of the vital tasks to advance a specific line of research is synthesizing past research findings. Supplementing former quantitative and qualitative assessments of socio-economic impact research; an under-represented area, this study aims to conduct a bibliometric analysis of related articles. By means of co-citation and co-occurrence analyses, a bibliometric survey will give an alternate perspective by depicting the landscape and changing the path of socio-economic impact research over time. Utilizing the scientific visualization instrument VOSviewer and statistical software tool R, 2894 socio-economic impact works gathered from the Scopus database from 1965 to 2019. We used text mining techniques and presented major contents in the form of a conceptual structure map, word tree map, and word clouds. With a quantitative scientometric method, a historic and notable setting of research on socio-economic impact was provided, enabling us to follow the advancement of the field along with distinguishing the most productive authors, journals, institutions, and countries. We identified and envision the landscape of socio-economic research and track how this landscape has advanced. USA and UK are the prominent leaders in publications, although at a regional level most productive is Europe. Journal of Cleaner production, Climatic Change, and Plos One are the most influential and productive journals in the field. The insights of knowledge accumulated from a bibliometric review after mapping the landscape will give scholars an efficient comprehension of the advancement of the socio-economic impact field and a guide to further progress socio-economic impact research literature.

Jurnal Pengurusan, 2019

Leadership stayed at the pinnacle in the arena of organizational behavior research since decades ... more Leadership stayed at the pinnacle in the arena of organizational behavior research since decades and attained significant consideration of scholars pursuing to define multifaceted dynamics of leadership and their influence on spirit at work. Studying workplace spirituality in academicians has a high value that definitely requires attention. This study attempts to explore association amongst transformational leadership and workplace spirituality of academicians through the lens of emotional intelligence in public sector universities of Pakistan. In this study, the hypothesized model was measured by using Structural Equation Modelling-Partial Least Squares. The response from 252 academicians specified that link between transformational leadership and workplace spirituality is statistically noteworthy where emotional intelligence plays a significant role as mediator. The findings enhance positive effects of transformational leadership style consistent with workplace spirituality contributing significantly to leadership literature in the higher education sector and suggest that institutions may implement practices that help in building the environment of workplace spirituality.

AJSS, Mar 30, 2021

Effective leadership in academia is crucial as well as an important component for the success of ... more Effective leadership in academia is crucial as well as an important component for the success of higher education institution sand to produce graduates of the twenty-first century. However, the complexity of educational reforms, multiple goals, and traditional norms stimulate vague and contested leadership amongst faculty members. The paper reveals the significance of faculty leadership for higher education institutions and explores how leadership abilities can be indoctrinated at the faculty level. For this purpose; a qualitative study was designed by arranging a series of focus group discussions to collect the data. By conducting thematic analysis; few themes emerged which enlightens the significance of academic leadership. Findings revealed that academicians performing multiple roles ranges from institutional teaching to faculty administration by exhibiting themselves as core human resource which is contributing simultaneously to students learning as well accomplishing the institutional vision. Lastly, the paper presents the art of practicing situational leadership in educational reforms considering different paradigms of leadership.

Quality & Quantity, 2022

Academic Journal of Social Sciences (AJSS ), 2021

This study is conducted to explore the role of authentic leadership on organizational commitment ... more This study is conducted to explore the role of authentic leadership on organizational commitment of employees. Knowledge sharing and organizational virtuousness are used as mediating variable in the study. Banking industry is selected for collection of data and result implications. The data was collected using the standard adopted questionnaire for each variable from branches of five major Pakistan’s banks. We applied Pearson correlation, regression and hierarchal analysis for pragmatic purposes. Our outcomes point out that all variables have significant positive correlation among all variables of the study. Authentic leadership impact on organizational commitment found significant. Moreover, authentic leadership impact on knowledge sharing and organizational commitment is also found significant. The impact of organizational virtuousness on organizational commitment is significant but the impact of knowledge sharing on organizational commitment is found insignificant. With respect t...

Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB) of the organizational members is becoming progressively... more Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB) of the organizational members is becoming progressively vital and understanding how OCB works in organizations is an important issue of investigation equally for researchers and practitioners. OCB is recognized as extra role behaviors performed beyond the stated job requirements. Study of OCB in academicians and in educational institutions is of high value that definitely needs attention. This study aims to investigate the relationship between Transformational leadership and OCB of teachers in public sector higher education institutions in Pakistan. Despite the importance of influencing subordinates for leadership effectiveness, leaders in universities are usually not aware of their leadership style to influence and motivate employees, bring about extra effort and to increase the performances of the universities. This study examines how transformational leadership influences citizenship behaviors through rarely used dimensions OCBO (Organiza...

Heliyon, 2021

Background: The outbreak of COVID-19, a profoundly contagious disease has unnerved the world in a... more Background: The outbreak of COVID-19, a profoundly contagious disease has unnerved the world in a calamitous manner from diverse aspects. The present study ventures to expand the literature by exploring loneliness, social isolation, risk perception, financial distress, and psychological distress amidst the lockdown phase of the general population of Bangladesh. Methods: Through an online survey among 474 respondents (between April 17th and April 23rd, 2020), data were collected from the Bangladeshi residents (21 years or above). Descriptive and inferential statistical analyses were conducted using IBM Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) and Warp-PLS. Results: Findings suggest a strong positive correlation among the factors and social isolation, risk perception, financial distress are manifested as the predictors of psychological distress. Besides, females, aged people, and lower-income group are found to be more psychologically distressed. Conclusion: This study yields new insights into the psychological facets of a lower-middle-income earning country, Bangladesh.

Journal of Nursing Management, 2020

AIM To explore the influence of leader emotional intelligence on the working culture prevailing i... more AIM To explore the influence of leader emotional intelligence on the working culture prevailing in teams that ultimately impacts nurses' intent to leave the job. BACKGROUND Global shortages of nursing professionals have been concerning issues of extreme vitality in the delivery of superior services. Though the state of the art system provides relief; the hospital management continued worrying about losing highly skilled nursing professionals due to a higher level of emotional exhaustion exhibiting progressive turnover. METHODS A survey technique was employed for data collection from nurses. Further data was analyzed by structural equation modeling in light of 313 substantial responses by using Smart-PLS. RESULTS The findings revealed that leaders' emotional intelligence impulses critical constructive effects by fulfilling the needs of nurses and have an impact on their turnover intentions simultaneously. CONCLUSION The research provides an empirical lens of leadership and culture; which noticeably explain turnover intention. This study affirmed solid connections amongst the leader's emotional intelligence, team culture, and turnover intentions. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING MANAGEMENT The study provides valuable insight for health management organizations to focus on factors that decreases the turnover intent of nurses. Considering a global shortage of nurses; nursing management must consider crucial aspects of the work environment and plan interventions to restrain nursing turnover intentions.

Quality & Quantity, 2021

The citizenship behavior of academicians in higher education is of pronounced significance that c... more The citizenship behavior of academicians in higher education is of pronounced significance that certainly requires consideration. Nevertheless, such behavior can be stimulated through a leadership style that has received rare attention. Therefore, this study proposed an integrated research model that explores how transformational leadership influences citizenship behaviors through rarely used dimensions Organizational Citizenship Behaviour Organization and Organizational Citizenship Behaviour Individual by addressing the mediating role of workplace spirituality and emotional intelligence. We integrated two theoretical models of social exchange and transformational leadership to describe the underlying linkages. Using data from 408 academicians working in public sector universities and by employing Partial Least Squares-Structural Equation Modeling we provided support for our hypothesis to validate the research model. This study focuses on a typology of the second-order hierarchical latent variable model that includes reflective—formative relationships with emphasis on the repeated indicator approach. The findings of this study provide empirical evidence and encouraging justifications for the substantial influence of workplace spirituality and emotional intelligence on the relationship between transformational leadership and citizenship behaviours.

Kuwait Chapter of Arabian Journal of Business and Management Review, 2018

Growing curiosity in the workplace and corporate spirituality has headed towards the expansion of... more Growing curiosity in the workplace and corporate spirituality has headed towards the expansion of a novel paradigm in organizational behavior. The phenomenon of workplace spirituality is gaining attention day by day. However, the exact definition of "workplace spirituality" is still under question. This study endeavors provision of a literature with a critical review on spirituality at the workplace by investigating the fundamental justification of the main developments concerning spirit at work. In this study, different perspectives and dimensions of workplace spirituality are discussed along with their significance describing the sense, importance and special effects of spirituality from the perspective of work setting. Though workplace spirituality is reflected as an extremely subjective and logical paradigm, practically all of the theoretical definitions recognize that spirituality comprises a sense of completeness, connectedness at work, and profound principles. Workplace spirituality has been deliberated as one of the unique ways of enhancing the performance of employees. Spirituality at the workplace is not about spiritual or religious beliefs. Rather, spirituality is about individuals, who recognize their beings as spirited creatures. Corporate spirituality is categorically about people involved in shared affection, fascination intimacy and belongingness with each other at the workplace. Consequently, corporate spirituality can be well-thought-out as the cherishing of workers spirit and inner life. In particular, this research focuses on perceptions of spirituality with regard to individual level, group level, and organization level. Furthermore, future research directions are proposed in the light of given analysis.

Personnel Review, 2019

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the effect of perceived investment in employee de... more Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the effect of perceived investment in employee development (PIED) on knowledge sharing (KS) behavior by examining the mediating role of psychological capital and moderating role of organizational identification. Design/methodology/approach Questionnaires were used to collect data from 340 employees from largest MNCs working in Kazakhstan. Findings The results show that psychological capital mediates the relationship between PIED and knowledge sharing behavior (KSB). Moreover, it was found that organizational identification moderates the association between individuals’ psychological capital and their KSB. The mediated moderation analyses supported the hypothesized model. Originality/value This paper contributes to a more complete understanding of how investment in employee development may support or build employees’ psychological capital which in turn facilitates KS.

Journal of Knowledge Management, 2018

Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between team culture and tea... more Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between team culture and team performance through the mediating role of knowledge sharing and team emotional intelligence. Design/methodology/approach The study advocated that team culture influences the knowledge sharing behavior of team members and the development of emotional intelligence skill at the team level. Further, it is hypothesized that knowledge sharing and team emotional intelligence positively influence team performance. By adopting a quantitative research design, data were gathered by using a survey questionnaire from 535 respondents representing 95 teams working in private health-care institutions. Findings The findings significantly indicated that knowledge sharing and team emotional intelligence influence team working. Furthermore, this study confirms the strong association between team culture and team performance through the lens of knowledge sharing and team emotional intelligence. Practical i...

International Online Journal of Educational Leadership, 2018

The increased turnover intention of employees has always been a dilemma for organizations. This i... more The increased turnover intention of employees has always been a dilemma for organizations. This is not only affecting the working standards of institutions but is also depriving them of thequalified and talented workforce. Turnover intention can be represented as the movement of a person from an institution across its membership boundary. Talented, highly qualified and satisfied academicians are required for the prosperity of any higher education institution. If the academicians are not motivated and satisfied with the job, the working standards in the educational institutions will fall and due objectives won't be accomplished. Ethical leadership assumes a fundamental part of decreasing turnover intentions among employees. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of ethical leadership on employee turnover intentions through the lens of pro-social rule breaking in private sector higher education institutions of Pakistan. Correlation and regression were employed in order to test the model where survey responses were gathered from 240 academicians employed in four private sector universities of Pakistan. Results showed that there exists a negative relationship between ethical leadership and employee turnover intention and prosocial rule breaking. Furthermore, pro-social rule breaking has a positive relationship with employee turnover intention. The results of regression analysis showed that prosocial rule breaking acts as a partial mediator between ethical leadership and employee turnover intentions. Expanding on current theoretical knowledge, this study makes a significant contribution to leadership literature suggesting that firms should implement ethical leadership practices that support in reducing employee turnover intentions.