Effects of Transformational Leadership on Follower's Organizational Citizenship Behavior : The Moderating Role of Culture

Authors

  •   Neetu Choudhary Assistant Professor, School of Management, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, - 144 411, Punjab
  •   Rajender Kumar Head of Department & Professor, Department of Management Studies & HUSS, National Institute of Technology (NIT), Kurukshetra - 136 119, Haryana
  •   P. J. Philip Dean Student Welfare & Professor, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences & MBA, National Institute of Technology (NIT), Kurukshetra - 136 119, Haryana

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17010/pijom/2016/v9i7/97785

Keywords:

Transformational Leadership

, OCB, Culture, India, China, and Australia

J24

, M0, M1

Paper Submission Date

, January 14, 2016, Paper sent back for Revision, May 23, Paper Acceptance Date, June 17, 2016.

Abstract

The present research aimed to explore the relationship between transformational leadership and organizational citizenship behavior across three different cultures, and also to test the moderating role of culture on the relationship between the above two stated variables. A sample comprised of 142 teaching professionals working in China, India, and Australia. The results showed that there was a significant relationship between transformational leadership and OCB in China and Australia, but partially in India. Besides, out of the five cultural dimensions, only individualism and uncertainty avoidance significantly varied across the samples from the three countries. There has been inconsistency in researchers' work about the relationship between OCB and transformational leadership in the public sector across the three countries. So, this study attempted to fill this lacuna by studying the relationship between transformational leadership and OCB.

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Published

2016-07-01

How to Cite

Choudhary, N., Kumar, R., & Philip, P. J. (2016). Effects of Transformational Leadership on Follower’s Organizational Citizenship Behavior : The Moderating Role of Culture. Prabandhan: Indian Journal of Management, 9(7), 23–35. https://doi.org/10.17010/pijom/2016/v9i7/97785

Issue

Volume 9, Issue 7, July 2016

Section

Organizational Management
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