Does Leadership and Learning Orientation Effect Performance? An Evidence from Surgical and Sportswear Industry of Pakistan

Dr. Yasir Aftab Farooqi; Atiya Simab; Shaher Bano; Rabia Zaib; Ahmad Hassan

Authors

Dr. Yasir Aftab Farooqi Assistant Professor, Faculty of Management and Administration Sciences (FMAS). University of Gujrat, Pakistan. Author
Atiya Simab Department of Business Administration, Government College Women University, Sialkot Pakistan. Author
Shaher Bano Faculty of Management and Administration Sciences (FMAS) University of Gujrat, Author
Rabia Zaib Faculty of Management and Administration Sciences FMAS University of Gujrat, Author
Ahmad Hassan PhD Scholar, Faculty of Management and Administration Sciences (FMAS) University of Gujrat, Pakistan. Author

Abstract

Study of leadership styles and its effect on various organizational outcomes is a prominent focus of research. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of leadership style and learning orientation on organizational performance in sports and surgical firms operating in Punjab, Pakistan. The target population is middle-level managers working in sports and surgical sector and multistage cluster sampling technique was used to draw the sample. Structured questionnaire was developed to collect data from sampled population. Multiple regression analysis was run for statistical analysis on data for achieving research objective. This study provides empirical evidence to support the existence of relationship between two leadership styles (Transformational and Transactional and learning orientation on organizational performance as the results of study are significant and all hypothesis were accepted.

Keywords: Transformational leadership, Transactional leadership, Learning orientation, Organizational Performance.