Visiting Lecturer Program (23)

Speaker: Sara Banki  
PhD student in Organizational Behavior and Human Resources Management at the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto  

 Local Organizer: Roja Amininezhad

Abstract:

Work behaviours that are beyond the reach of traditional measure of job performance but affect long-term organizational success are receiving abundant theoretical attention since their introduction in the form of organization citizenship behaviours (OCB); especially as global competition becomes more heated and organizational innovation, flexibility and responsiveness to change become crucial. One of these antecedents which attracted a lot of attention is leadership behaviour. A prominent approach to leadership often considered well-matched to this changing environment is transformational leadership. Transformational leaders are concerned with influencing followers’ beliefs and behaviours and organizations’ cultures in order to ensure the success and survival of the organization. Since both OCB and transformational leadership are essential for today’s changing world, different scholars proposed a strong role of this specific type of leadership as antecedent of OCB. This study is another step in clarifying the effect of transformational leaders on followers’ OCB specifically in the educational context.

Audience: This talk may be useful for students in management and education who have an interest in the field of organization behavior. Also it can familiarize students in social science with research techniques and kind of work done in this discipline. Practitioners, either from industry or education, can use findings of this study and apply it to their organization to enhance citizenship behavior in their work setting.

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