Quality Work-Life as Predictor to Organisational Commitment under Contrasting Leadership Styles: I.T Responses from Pakistans Private Software Houses

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Abstract

This study investigate the dimensions of organisational commitment under transformational and transactional leadership style while considering the attributes of Quality Work-life prevailing in Pakistanโ€™s private software houses. Theoretical framework is developed by considering studies commenced in last three decades on similar topic. This study considers positivist paradigm with objective epistemology, realism ontology, and hyopthetico-deductive quantitative method to explore the relationship between research variables. The sample size for study is 408 participants from 10 mega cities of Pakistan through combining probability and nonprobability sampling technique. Self-administered survey questionnaire was circulated through HR department of targeted firms.

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Riffat Faizan, Nasreen Zehra. 2016. "Quality Work-Life as Predictor to Organisational Commitment under Contrasting Leadership Styles: I.T Responses from Pakistans Private Software Houses". Global Journal of Management and Business Research - A: Administration & Management GJMBR-A Volume 16 (GJMBR Volume 16 Issue A6).

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Quality Work-Life as Predictor to Organisational Commitment under Contrasting Leadership Styles: I.T Responses from Pakistans Private Software Houses

Riffat Faizan
Riffat Faizan ABMS - Open University of Switzerland
Nasreen Zehra
Nasreen Zehra