The mediating effect of downward influence tactics on the relationship between leadership style and organizational citizenship behavior

This paper examines the effect of leadership styles on employee organizational citizenship behavior (ocB) in Malaysian organizations. Downward influence tactics, as a mediator between leadership and its outcome, is explored to develop the proposed framework. Data from 347 respondents representing se...

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Main Authors:	Lee, Mi Lian, Low, Guan Tui
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2012
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6375/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6375/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6375/1/Fast_color_scan_to_a_PDF_file_25.PDF

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spelling	ukm-63752016-12-14T06:41:00Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6375/ The mediating effect of downward influence tactics on the relationship between leadership style and organizational citizenship behavior Lee, Mi Lian Low, Guan Tui This paper examines the effect of leadership styles on employee organizational citizenship behavior (ocB) in Malaysian organizations. Downward influence tactics, as a mediator between leadership and its outcome, is explored to develop the proposed framework. Data from 347 respondents representing several industries show that leaders, who are associated with a transformational leadership style, have a significant positive relationship with their subordinates' OCB. On the contrary, subordinates who perceive their superior as a transactional leader are found to be negatively related with their OCB. Among the downward influence tactics, inspirational appeals and consultation tactics are found to mediate the relationship between transformational leadership and OCB. Thus, a transformational leader may encourage employees' OCB by using a combination of downward influence tactics based on inspirational appeals and the consultation approach. The paper concludes by highlighting the implications of the study for future research and practice. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2012-12 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6375/1/Fast_color_scan_to_a_PDF_file_25.PDF Lee, Mi Lian and Low, Guan Tui (2012) The mediating effect of downward influence tactics on the relationship between leadership style and organizational citizenship behavior. Jurnal Pengurusan, 36 . pp. 3-16. ISSN 0127-2713 http://www.ukm.my/penerbit/jurus.htm
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description	This paper examines the effect of leadership styles on employee organizational citizenship behavior (ocB) in Malaysian organizations. Downward influence tactics, as a mediator between leadership and its outcome, is explored to develop the proposed framework. Data from 347 respondents representing several industries show that leaders, who are associated with a transformational leadership style, have a significant positive relationship with their subordinates' OCB. On the contrary, subordinates who perceive their superior as a transactional leader are found to be negatively related with their OCB. Among the downward influence tactics, inspirational appeals and consultation tactics are found to mediate the relationship between transformational leadership and OCB. Thus, a transformational leader may encourage employees' OCB by using a combination of downward influence tactics based on inspirational appeals and the consultation approach. The paper concludes by highlighting the implications of the study for future research and practice.
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author	Lee, Mi Lian Low, Guan Tui
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author_facet	Lee, Mi Lian Low, Guan Tui
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title	The mediating effect of downward influence tactics on the relationship between leadership style and organizational citizenship behavior
title_short	The mediating effect of downward influence tactics on the relationship between leadership style and organizational citizenship behavior
title_full	The mediating effect of downward influence tactics on the relationship between leadership style and organizational citizenship behavior
title_fullStr	The mediating effect of downward influence tactics on the relationship between leadership style and organizational citizenship behavior
title_full_unstemmed	The mediating effect of downward influence tactics on the relationship between leadership style and organizational citizenship behavior
title_sort	mediating effect of downward influence tactics on the relationship between leadership style and organizational citizenship behavior
publisher	Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate	2012
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The mediating effect of downward influence tactics on the relationship between leadership style and organizational citizenship behavior

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