THE INFLUENCE OF TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP (TL) ON ORGANIZATION CITIZENSHIP BEHAVIOR (OCB), THE MEDIATING ROLE OF PSYCHOLOGICAL CAPITAL (PSYCAP) AND THRIVE AT WORK (TAW)

Abstract

Purpose: The current study aims to investigate how psychological capital and thrive at work (OCB) levels of employees in Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) operating influence organizational citizenship behavior. Transformational leadership has been regarded critical component for improving the education section's performance. The purpose is to investigate how transformational leadership (TL) influences organizational citizenship behavior (OCB), the function of psychological capital in mediating this behavior, and how to flourish at work (TAW). in the Karachi area as a Methodology & Design: In this investigation, a cross-sectional study will be conducted. In a cross-sectional descriptive survey, a variable of interest's frequency, scope, or severity are assessed across a specific demography. A sample size of 400 participants is calculated. The quantitative data was obtained from the higher education system of Karachi. Online questionnaires have been distributed to collect data from respondents. Findings Findings imply that transformational leadership significantly improves employee organizational citizenship behavior. As a transformational leader inspires and motivates staff, it inspires them to innovate and brings about change for the benefit of the organization. The study's conclusions demonstrate that transformational leaders encourage OCB behavior among their workforce and motivate them by interacting with them. Limitations: The drawback of this study is that the responses are based solely on the viewpoints of the teachers and employees, with no consideration given to the supervisors' viewpoint. Although the core of this study is on transfomiational leadership, other leadership styles are also common in Pakistan and management and leadership styles. can be considered because of the country's diversity in both Recommendations Future researchers should concentrate on student well-being and should consider favorable contributing factors and promote well-being in a positive manner. Additionally, note that a higher education institution's ocb is improved by transformational leadership.