When is an Islamic work ethic more likely to spur helping behavior? The roles of despotic leadership and gender

• Main Authors: Dirk, De Clercq, Ul Haq, Inam, Raja, Usman, Azeem, Muhammad Umer, Mahmud, Norashikin
• Format: Article
• Published: Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. 2018
• Subjects: H Social Sciences (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/85555/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/PR-06-2017-0192

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate how employees’ Islamic work ethic might enhance their propensity to help their coworkers on a voluntary basis, as well as how this relationship might be invigorated by despotic leadership. It also considers how the invigorating role of despotic le...