Analyzing the Role of Organizational Climate on Courageous Followership and Authentic Leadership among University Graduates in Pakistan

Rimsha Zafar; Wajeeha Ghias; Dr. Muhammadi Sabra Nadeem

doi:10.36902/rjsser-vol2-iss1-2021(266-274)

Rimsha Zafar MPhil Scholar, LMS National Defence University
Wajeeha Ghias Lecturer, LMS National Defence University
Dr. Muhammadi Sabra Nadeem Assistant Professor, COMSATS University Islamabad

DOI: https://doi.org/10.36902/rjsser-vol2-iss1-2021(266-274)

Keywords: Authentic leadership, Courageous followership, Organizational Climate, Courage

Abstract

In today’s world, understanding the concept of followers is as important as the concept of leaders in the organization. Building the concept of followership and leadership, this study used the reversing the lens approach in leadership study and hypothesized that the relationship between courageous followership and authentic leadership enhances in the presence of organizational climate as moderator. The target sample for this study was graduate students from different universities in twin cities of Pakistan i.e. Rawalpindi and Islamabad (N= 171). This sample was chosen by convenience-based sampling due to Covid-19. The data were analyzed by using the SPSS and moderation analysis was also applied to this study. The results supported the hypotheses of the study by concluding that the organizational climate act as a moderator and influences the relationship between courageous followership and authentic leadership. Focusing on developing a good organizational climate will boost the impact of courageous followership behavior and authentic leadership in the students, and this would create a balanced and progressive society. Future researchers might need to consider the courageous followership behavior development and its role in enhancing authentic leadership in different work settings.