Presented by Sameera Zaman

Riphah International University, Islamabad.

Purpose

The purpose of this research is to understand and find out the extent of strategic leadership and its impact on organizational commitment in telecommunication sector of Pakistan.

Variables

Independent variableStrategic leadership

Dependent variableOrganizational Commitment

Strategic LeadershipStrategic leadership relates an organization's ideologies,

identity, mission and view of the macro environment system to it are differentiating core competencies” (Worden, 2003).

A process of guidance that set a fresh strategy in work place is considered as strategic leadership (Nutt and Backoff, 1996).

Maintaining the short term financial stability and improving the long term viability of the organization by influencing other to make day to day decision is known as strategic leadership (Rowe, 2001).

The responsibility of the executive’s strategic leadership is to start change that will make the feasible future for the organization is the part of the definition of strategic leadership (Thomas, Schermerhorn, Dienhart, and Bartles, 2004).

Organizational Commitment:The layman definition of organizational commitment is

involvement and identification of an individual with an organization; this is the positive social relationship between an individual and organization.

Organizational commitment is defined as ones’ strong belief and acceptance for organizational goals and desire and intention to maintain membership with organization (Dyne et al, 1995).

Organizational subculture variables are the job satisfaction variables which are relate in the Maslow’s hierarchy and have the strongest relationship with the organizational commitment (Lok and Crawford, 1999).

Research Model

Hypothesis

Strategic leadership is associated with Organizational commitment.

Research MethodologyResearch Design

Purpose Hypothesis Testing

Type of Investigation Correlational

Researcher Interference Minimal

Study Setting Non Contrived/Field Study

Unit of Analysis Individual

Time Horizon Cross Sectional

Research MethodologyQuestionnaire

o Total 25 questionso Dichotomous, Category and Likert Scales were usedo Personally administeredo Covering letter explaining the purposeo All questions were to be answered anonymously

Divided in to three Sections

o Demographics ( Dichotomous & Category Scales)

o Strategic Leadership (1-5 Likert Scale)o Organizational Commitment (1-5 Likert Scale)

Research Methodology

Population, Sample and Sampling Technique

Different employees of telecommunication organization at Karachi, Lahore, Rawalpindi and Islamabad.

Purposive Sampling

Questionnaires Sent 150

Response received 132

Total respondent (88%)

Result of CorrelationOrganizational Commitment

Strategic Leadership

Organizational Commitment

1 0.466**

Strategic Leadership

0.466** 1

Result of Regression

Models Beta T Sig.

Strategic Leadership

.466 6.010 .000

n = 132 R square = 0.217

Adjusted R square = 0.211

F =36.122 Sig. = 0.00

Dependent variable: Organizational Commitment

DiscussionFrom the result it is found that strategic

leadership is interrelated with the organizational commitment.

Strategic leadership helps in the formulation and implication of strategy in the organization and helps in providing guideline. Strategic leadership is provided by the managers and chief executive officers.

Formulation and implementation of the activities of leadership managing strategy are drives from the strategic decision (Shrivastava and Nachman, 1989).

DiscussionStrategic leaders also help employees to be

successful by enhancing their productivity and encourage behaviors that will lead to better retention, superior job performance, and greater career satisfaction.

The leaders who set their vision and the mission according the components of the professional leadership and easily motivate their follower for attain these goals and these employees are very satisfied with their jobs and are more committed with their organizations (Eddy, Lorenzet and Mastrangelo, 2008).

LimitationsLongitudinal Studies

Other Antecedents

More Outcomes

Sector wise Analysis