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Publication date: 31 May 2013

Abubakr Suliman and Hanan Al Obaidli

This research aims at investigating, for the first time in the Arab world, the influence of leadership behaviors on organizational citizenship behaviors (OCB) in the Islamic…

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Purpose

This research aims at investigating, for the first time in the Arab world, the influence of leadership behaviors on organizational citizenship behaviors (OCB) in the Islamic banking sector. Also, it explores the role of OCB in affecting work outcomes.

Design/methodology/approach

The study consists of two core concepts: leadership behaviors and OCB. The sample population for the study was drawn from 150 employees working for several Islamic banks in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). A self‐administered questionnaire was developed by combining two instruments.

Findings

The findings revealed that transformational and transactional leadership styles tend to play a significant role in employees' OCB. Nonetheless, passive/avoidant leadership style plays no role of statically evidence in the relationship.

Practical implications

The theoretical and managerial implications of the findings are discussed in the paper, together with some recommendations for managing leadership and OCB in the service sector.

Originality/value

The paper examines for the first time the links between leadership and OCB in the Islamic banking sector of the UAE and the Arabic context.

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Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Administration, vol. 5 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1757-4323

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Publication date: 22 November 2011

Abubakr M. Suliman and Hanan Al Obaidli

The purpose of this paper is to examine the nature, strength and significance of the links between organizational climate and employee turnover.

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to examine the nature, strength and significance of the links between organizational climate and employee turnover.

Design/methodology/approach

Using a self‐administered questionnaire, 70 employees from an Islamic bank were surveyed in order to examine the five main hypotheses of the study.

Findings

The study results revealed that employees' perceptions of corporate climate plays a significant role in the rate of staff turnover. Organizational justice, as a component of corporate climate, found to be the most important factor in explaining the variance in employee turnover.

Practical implications

The theoretical and managerial implications of the findings are discussed in the paper, together with some recommendations for managing corporate climate and turnover in today's diverse work teams and environments.

Originality/value

The paper examines the links between organizational climate and employee turnover for the first time, to the authors' knowledge, in the UAE and the Arabic context.

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International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and Management, vol. 4 no. 4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1753-8394

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Publication date: 22 November 2011

M. Kabir Hassan

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International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and Management, vol. 4 no. 4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1753-8394

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