Trasformational Leadership and OCB
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Running head: TRASFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND OCBOrganizational citizenship behaviorName of the Student:Name of the University:Author’s Note:
2TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND OCBLiterature reviewOrganizational citizenship behavior is one of the most important aspects of any and everyorganization. It basically refers to a kind of commitment that the employees have towards their respective organizations outside their contracts. Organizational citizenship behavior can very easily be associated with the concept of the responsibilities that the citizen have towards their nation. In that case, the employees are like the citizens of the nation[ CITATION Jaw17 \l 1033 ]. The nation is of course the company. The main concept or the purpose of this kind organizational citizenship behavior is to imply that the employees feel a deeper and a greater connection with the company. Owing to this feeling or the sensation of a deeper feeling the employees try to expand their helping hands and their sense of responsibility towards the company even beyond their obligations of the contract. This in turn helps in the overall increase in the total productivity of the organization. Transformational leadership on the other hand is also a very key and important issue in case of any and every business framework. Particularly in the present business scenario it is very much important for the proper functioning of all the activities. Leadership in general and transformational leadership in particular is of utmost importance for the proper management and maintenance of the productive spirit. For the proper and timely functioning of all the employees, guiding them the right and proper direction is also very much needed. In order to do that, what is largely needed is proper leadership. Transformational leadership is the most working and the apt method of leadership. This is evident from the fact that transformational leadership is something that believes in the principle of bringing about a change or a transformation. The leaders make sure that the employees are motivated from time to time. They are encouraged throughout in order to regain their self confidence.
3TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND OCBDeterminants of transformational leadershipInspiration motivationThe very foundation of transformational motivation or transformational leadership is that of inspiration. Transformational leaders are devoted in motivating and inspiring their employees throughout[ CITATION Jaw17 \l 1033 ]. Transformational leaders must make sure that they keep on making the employees remember and abide by the mission, vision, the goals and the objectives of the organization. They make sure that their vision is so much compelling that they know very well what outcomes they actually are expecting from their reactions. Intellectual stimulationThis also is very important motivation or stimuli needed for the employees. The transformational leaders make sure that they always encourage their followers to be very much creative innovative. They always encourage their fellow followers to think about and implement different kinds of creative ideas. They also make sure that none of their actions are hurt or criticize the actions of their employees in public. Idealized influenceThe transformational leaders are also of the opinion that they can teach their followers some lessons only when they themselves are following the same[ CITATION Kiv \l 1033 ]. In other words they believe in the principle of preaching before practicing[ CITATION Hea \l 1033 ]. It is only when the leaders themselves are very much organized in their actions, the followers also believe in following them. It is only then that the leaders get full trust and respect of their followers.
4TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND OCBIndividualized considerationThe transformational leaders must keep this in and that they have to reward each and every employee individually. In other words, the transformational leaders must go beyond their day to day managing routine work. Rather they must try their level best to carry forward their respective companies to the next level of hard work, efficiency, performance and success[ CITATION GeW17 \l 1033 ]. They will mainly focus on the aspects of team building, motivation and collaboration with the employees. DeterminantsIndividual decisions and motivesThe organization citizenship behavior is largely based on the individual behavioral characteristics like that of positive affectivity and the negative affectivity, agreeableness, consciousness and several other such aspects. Another very important determinant of the organizational citizenship behavior is that of extraversion[ CITATION Zay14 \l 1033 ]. There is also another important trait that must be present within the individuals for the being open to this commitment towards the organization beyond their respective rules and regulations of the business or the employment contract.Groups cohesivenessIn order to inculcate this feeling of a kind of citizenship towards the company, the employees need to feel this inner urge or deep connection with their company. Just as the citizens of a nation always feel the deep urge within themselves to remain connected with each
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