The Relationship Between Leadership Styles And Organizational Citizenship Behaviour Among Employees Of Government Agencies In Kuching, Sarawak

• Main Author: Melissa Natasha, Masir
• Format: Final Year Project Report
• Language: English; English
• Published: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) 2020
• Subjects: H Social Sciences (General)
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/32389/1/Melissa.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/32389/4/Melissa%20full.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/32389/

The aim of this study quantitative research is to determine the relationship between leadership styles and Organizational Citizenship Behaviour (OCB). Leadership styles was the independent variable that consists of transformational, transactional and Laissez-faire. Meanwhile, organizational citizenship behaviour (OCB) was the dependent variable. This study consisted of three objectives which is to identify the relationship between transformational, transactional and Laissez-faire leadership styles and organizational citizenship behaviour of employees in government agencies. This study is a quantitative study and conducted among employees in government agencies. This study consists of 80 respondents from government agencies in Kuching, Sarawak. The sampling method used is convenience sampling. The obtained data was analysed using Statistical Packgae for Social Science (SPSS) version 24. This study used non-probability sampling type which is convenience random sampling method because it will draw sample as one of its part. Spearman Correlation Coefficient is used to determine the degree of relationship between independent variable and dependent variable since the instrument is an ordinal scale. There are some implications and contribution regarding the findings of this study. As the results revealed that there are no significant relationships between leadership styles and OCB, therefore this study contributes to the knowledge of leadership styles and organizational citizenship behaviour in Malaysia. Next, regarding the findings on relationship of transactional leadership and OCB, the implications of the research it would help to assist Human Resource practitioners or related personnel as guidance for new action and organizational structure reform to help workers understand how leadership styles and OCB habits are linked to the organization that allow them to achieve shared objectives. Other than that, based on Laissez-faire leadership and OCB findings this research helps leaders to make better practice in the workplace, build a new and implement better policy.