Walk the Talk: Bringing Spirituality to Workplace through Transformational Leadership and Emotional Intelligence in Higher Education Institutions
Bercakap Serupa Bikin: Membawa Kerohanian ke Tempat Kerja melalui Transformasi Kepimpinan dan Kecerdasan Emosi di Institusi Pengajian Tinggi

Department of Business Strategy and Policy
Faculty of Business and Accountancy
University of Malaya
50603 Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA.

majeed.nauman@gmail.com, naumanm@um.edu.my

Faculty of Business and Management Sciences
Superior University
54590 Lahore, PAKISTAN.

samiajamshed@gmail.com, samia.jamshed@superior.edu.pk

Department of Business Strategy and Policy
Faculty of Business and Accountancy
University of Malaya
50603 Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA.

nazrry@um.edu.my

Department of Business Strategy and Policy
Faculty of Business and Accountancy
University of Malaya
50603 Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA.

norizahmm@um.edu.my

Abstract

Leadership stayed at the pinnacle in the arena of organizational behavior research since decades and attained significant consideration of scholars pursuing to define multifaceted dynamics of leadership and their influence on spirit at work. Studying workplace spirituality in academicians has a high value that definitely requires attention. This study attempts to explore association amongst transformational leadership and workplace spirituality of academicians through the lens of emotional intelligence in public sector universities of Pakistan. In this study, the hypothesized model was measured by using Structural Equation Modelling – Partial Least Squares. The response from 252 academicians specified that link between transformational leadership and workplace spirituality is statistically noteworthy where emotional intelligence plays a significant role as mediator. The findings enhance positive effects of transformational leadership style consistent with workplace spirituality contributing significantly to leadership literature in the higher education sector and suggest that institutions may implement practices that help in building the environment of workplace spirituality.

Keywords

Emotional intelligence; higher education institutions; mediation; transformational leadership; workplace spirituality
https://doi.org/10.17576/pengurusan-2019-56-15

Citation

Majeed, N., Jamshed, S., Nazri, M., & Mohd Mustamil, N. (2019). Walk the Talk: Bringing Spirituality to Workplace through Transformational Leadership and Emotional Intelligence in Higher Education Institutions. Jurnal Pengurusan, 56, 169–182. https://doi.org/10.17576/pengurusan-2019-56-15

@article{majeed2019walk,
  title={Walk the Talk: Bringing Spirituality to Workplace through Transformational Leadership and Emotional Intelligence in Higher Education Institutions},
  author={Majeed, Nauman and Jamshed, Samia and Nazri, Mohammad and Mohd Mustamil, Norizah},
  journal={Jurnal Pengurusan},
 

volume={56},
  number={},
  pages={169—182},
  year={2019},
  doi={https://doi.org/10.17576/pengurusan-2019-56-15},
  publisher={Penerbit UKM},
}

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