Visionary leadership effectiveness: Moderating roles of power distance and middle-way thinking

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (12) ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Yuan Jing Luo ◽  
Yan Ping Li ◽  
Jin Nam Choi ◽  
Jing Du
Keyword(s):  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Organizational Citizenship ◽  
Organizational Citizenship Behavior ◽  
Power Distance ◽  
Visionary Leadership ◽  
Leader Effectiveness ◽  
Citizenship Behavior ◽  
Chinese Values ◽  
Power Distance Orientation ◽  
Middle Way

In existing studies on leader effectiveness, scholars have focused on the significance of the power distance orientation of followers for transformational leadership. In this study we identified middle-way thinking as a critical contingency for the effectiveness of leaders in China that reflects idiosyncratic Chinese values. Participants were 304 Chinese employees and their supervisors. Multilevel modeling revealed that middle-way thinking of followers accentuated the positive effect of visionary leadership, the core component of transformational leadership, on the organizational citizenship behavior of followers. The results also indicate that the power distance orientation of followers had a relatively limited moderating effect on the relationship between organizational citizenship behavior and visionary leadership. In the context of Chinese organizations, our findings provide insight into the emic middle-way thinking of followers as a meaningful contingency that affects the effectiveness of leadership.

Viking leadership: How Norwegian transformational leadership style effects creativity and change through organizational citizenship behavior (OCB)

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 309-325 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric Arne Lofquist ◽  
Stig Berge Matthiesen
Keyword(s):  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Low Power ◽  
Leadership Style ◽  
Organizational Citizenship ◽  
Organizational Citizenship Behavior ◽  
Power Distance ◽  
Cultural Dimensions ◽  
Citizenship Behavior ◽  
Leadership Traits ◽  
Innovation And Change

This article examines the distinct “Viking” leadership style of top leaders in the Norwegian industry that has evolved from a harsh and violent history. Earlier studies have reported that Norwegian leaders at the middle manager level rate high in transformational leadership traits due to a strong feminine culture and a low power distance society, yet Norwegians are also highly individualistic which differs significantly from other national cultures with feminine traits and collective societies. This unique cultural combination is becoming a cross-cultural issue as the Norwegian society is becoming more heterogeneous, particularly in work settings. Understanding how this leadership style differs from other cultures, even in Scandinavia, is important to help leaders better understand the effects of their leadership style on performance. In this study, we explored four of the original Hofstede national cultural dimensions, specifically, power distance, femininity–masculinity, individualism–collectivism, and uncertainty avoidance and examined how these are reflected at the top leadership level within the Norwegian industry using a national leadership study of Norwegian top leaders ( N = 917). We also examined how these self-reported leadership styles affected perceived organizational results in the form of innovation and change through organizational citizenship behavior (OCB). Our findings suggest that Norwegian top leaders do exhibit transformational leadership traits, and that these traits have a positive influence on OCB, which further had a positive relationship to organizational performance in the form of innovation and change results. We also found that power distance and a collectivistic orientation predicted OCB, while only power distance predicted innovation and change among the Hofstede cultural dimensions. Of the four Hofstede dimensions, only one moderating effect was found for predicting OCB, the link between transformational leadership and power distance, suggesting that leaders with low power distance and high transformational leadership orientation are most connected with OCB.

scholarly journals Apa Peran Jarak Kekuasaan Dalam Hubungan Antara Kepemimpinan Dan Perilaku Ekstra Warga Organisasi?

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Didik Subiyanto ◽  
Susanto
Keyword(s):  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Human Resource Management ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Transactional Leadership ◽  
Organizational Citizenship ◽  
Organizational Citizenship Behavior ◽  
Power Distance ◽  
Citizenship Behavior ◽  
Positive Effect

The extra role of employees will have a very significant impact on the good or bad of the organization. If the extra role of employees is high, it will be an advantage for the organization, and vice versa. The purpose of this study was to examine in depth the role of Transformational Leadership and Transactional Leadership in Organizations Citizenship Behavior (OCB), by involving Power Distance as moderation. The sample was taken as many as 65 employees from the hotel industry in the Special Region of Yogyakarta who were randomly assigned using the FormsApp.. The collected data were processed using the SPSS program. The processed data has met the data quality requirements. The results of the study provide an explanation that Transformational Leadership has a significant positive effect on Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB), while Transactional Leadership has been empirically confirmed to have a positive effect on a weak level of significance on Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB). Furthermore, the analysis results show that Power Distance as a moderating variable weakens the influence of Transformational Leadership and Transactional Leadership on Organizational Citizenship Behavior. The implication of the results of this study provides a clear picture where if there are human resource management practices that create a wider distance between superiors and subordinates, it will have a negative impact on organizational performance because of the low extra roles that employees have. Therefore the results of this study can provide information and strategic direction in human resource management in an effort to increase the extra role of employees.

scholarly journals Do Environmental Transformational Leadership Predicts Organizational Citizenship Behavior towards Environment in Hospitality Industry: Using Structural Equation Modelling Approach

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. 5594
Author(s):  
Jehanzeb Khan Gurmani ◽  
Noor Ullah Khan ◽  
Muhammad Khalique ◽  
Muhammad Yasir ◽  
Asfia Obaid ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Organizational Citizenship ◽  
Organizational Citizenship Behavior ◽  
Social Information Processing ◽  
Structural Equation Modelling ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Meaningful Work ◽  
Citizenship Behavior ◽  
Equation Modelling ◽  
The Impact

Voluntary pro-environmental behaviors in the workplace such as organizational citizenship behavior towards environment (OCBE) are pertinent for the organizations striving to become environmentally responsible entities. The significance of OCBE for green organizational initiatives has led scholars to strive for expanding its nomological network. Approaching from the theoretical angle of the social information processing approach, this quantitative, survey-based study theoretically links and empirically tests the impact of environmental transformational leadership on organizational citizenship behavior towards environment (OCBE) via mediating mechanism of perceived meaningful work. Data from a sample of 311 employees working in Pakistan’s hospitality sector were collected and analyzed to test the hypothesized relationships using structural equation modelling. Results indicated the indirect effect of perceived meaningful work on the relationship between environmental transformational leadership and organizational citizenship behavior towards environment. Implications of both theoretical and practical nature are laid out in the relevant sections of the paper.

Does motivation play moderating role on organizational citizenship behavior? Evidence from Indonesian telecommunication firms

2021 ◽  
pp. 1667-1676
Author(s):  
Maria Grace Herlina ◽  
Nopriadi Saputra
Keyword(s):  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Organizational Citizenship ◽  
Organizational Citizenship Behavior ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Extrinsic Motivation ◽  
Work Motivation ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Citizenship Behavior ◽  
The Impact

Highly competitive and continuous business changes in telecommunication industry make organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) strategically important. This research aims to test the impact of transformational leadership of the direct supervisor on working motivation of the employees. Does supervisor's leadership capability impact on employees' work motivation more intrinsically or extrinsically? The study was conducted in an Indonesian telecommunication company which provides television cable and high-speed internet services for the high-rise building in Java and Sumatra. It involved 199 employees as the respondents. The collected data was analyzed with structural equation modelling approach. The statistical test has proved that transformational leadership has a positive impact on work motivation and organizational citizenship behavior. The motivation – both extrinsic motivation and intrinsic motivation, impacts on organizational citizenship behavior significantly. Although transformational does impact on organizational citizenship behavior both directly and indirectly, but the working motivation does not play a mediating role in the relationship between transformation leadership and organizational citizenship behavior.

Transformational leadership and organizational citizenship behavior: Mediating role of affective commitment

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 373-382 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ye Hoon Lee ◽  
Boyun Woo ◽  
Yukyoum Kim
Keyword(s):  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Leadership Style ◽  
Organizational Citizenship ◽  
Organizational Citizenship Behavior ◽  
Affective Commitment ◽  
Citizenship Behavior ◽  
Head Coaches ◽  
Citizenship Behaviors ◽  
Transformational Leadership Style ◽  
The Relationship

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between transformational leadership style, affective commitment, and organizational citizenship behavior in the athletic director–coach relationship. This study particularly focused on the mediating effect of affective commitment on the relationship between transformational leadership and organizational citizenship behavior. Athletic head coaches in NCAA Division II programs ( N = 244) completed the questionnaires measuring perceptions of the transformational leadership style of their athletic directors, their affective commitment, and organizational citizenship behavior. The results revealed that perceived transformational leadership was positively associated with affective commitment, which, in turn, was positively associated with organizational citizenship behaviors. Further, the result of this study supported full mediation among the proposed variables in that affective commitment served as the underlying psychological mechanism in the relationship between transformational leadership and organizational citizenship behaviors. Implications for athletic departments in fostering head coaches’ affective commitment and organizational citizenship behavior were discussed.

scholarly journals Transformational leadership and employee outcomes: the mediating role of psychological empowerment

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Saira Saira ◽  
Sadia Mansoor ◽  
Muhammad Ali
Keyword(s):  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Organizational Citizenship ◽  
Organizational Citizenship Behavior ◽  
Turnover Intention ◽  
Psychological Empowerment ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Citizenship Behavior ◽  
Employee Outcomes ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Relationship

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to empirically test the mediating effect of psychological empowerment in the relationship between transformational leadership and two employee outcomes: organizational citizenship behavior and turnover intention.Design/methodology/approachThe data were collected from 316 employees working in the textile industry to empirically test the proposed model.FindingsThe findings of this study indicate that psychological empowerment mediates the relationship between transformational leadership and both employee outcomes of organizational citizenship behavior and turnover intention.Research limitations/implicationsThis study suggests that organizations aiming to minimize turnover intention among employees should develop a transformational leadership style at the managerial level to enhance psychological empowerment among employees, which, in turn, will also improve organizational citizenship behavior.Originality/valueThis study proposes and tests the indirect effect of transformational leadership on organizational citizenship behavior and turnover intention via psychological empowerment.

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