Journal Article

Role of Leadership in Organizational Development: A Study of Bank Alfalah Limited, Pakistan

Zeb, Irfan

2019

Overview

The following study is aimed to examine leadership and its role in organizational development at Bank Alfalah Limited. The purpose of the study is to investigate the role of leadership; to find the measures/performance criteria of the leadership, and its application in the organizational development in conjunction with determining the antecedents of organizational development. The study has incorporated quantitative research design for which the primary data collection method has been used to collect information from employees of Bank Alfalah Limited in Pakistan. The probability sampling has been used to conduct the study using multistage sampling, with a sample size of 260 respondents selected for the study. The entire analysis of this research is done through SPSS and Smart PLS statistical softwares. The results showed that the relationship between leadership and organizational development is strong, positive, and significant. The model for the study was appropriate and the instrument is valid and reliable for conducting the study. The study findings postulate that restructuring should be executed for improvisation among leaders for better organizational development, which will also contribute to technological development, employee performance, and organizational profitability on an overall basis which is determined through the leadership style.  

• Publisher: Knowledge Bylanes,Greenwich University, Karachi
• Subject: Banking industry / Employees / Entrepreneurship / Leadership / Organization development / Organizational communication / Organizations / Profitability / Transformational leadership