Ethical Leadership and the Organizational Citizenship Behavior of the Follower: A Case of Higher Education Institutes of Pakistan

Abstract

Leadership plays a significant role in the development of any organization. It is a key instrument which molds up the behavior of the organizational citizenship behavior of the follower. This study examines the impact of ethical leadership on the citizenship behavior of employees at higher education institutes in Pakistan. This study further aims to examine the mediation role of the ethical climate, job satisfaction, employee engagement, and affective commitment on the relationship of ethical leadership with the follower citizenship behavior of the follower. Data was gathered from a sample of 400 employees of the higher education institutes of overall Pakistan by purposive sampling. For the data analysis, Smart PLS was used. From the findings of this study, it was concluded that ethical leadership would first create an ethical climate. After that, this ethical climate will affect follower satisfaction, engagement, and commitment, leading them to citizenship behavior in the long term