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Saif, Naveed and Tahir Khan, Muhammad and Goh, Gerald Guan Gan and Ahmad, Ifzal (2026) Managing Knowledge and Innovation at the Intersection of Leadership and Organizational Citizenship Behavior in Higher Education: The Catalytic Role of Trust and Politics. Journal of Chinese Human Resources Management, 17 (3). pp. 145-161. ISSN 2040-8005

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Abstract

This study aims to validate the Vigoda model of leader–member relations by examining the mediating roles of organizational politics and trust in leaders in the relationship between leadership styles and organizational citizenship behavior (OCB). A quantitative research design was employed using survey data collected from faculty members at universities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Four mediational models were tested to analyze the relationships among transformational leadership, transactional leadership, organizational politics, trust in leaders, and OCB. The results indicate that both transformational and transactional leadership are positively associated with OCB. Organizational politics negatively affects OCB, while trust in leaders positively influences it. Mediation analysis shows that trust in leaders partially mediates the relationship between both leadership styles and OCB, whereas organizational politics acts as a negative intervening factor.The findings highlight the importance of fostering trust in leadership and reducing organizational politics to enhance employee engagement and discretionary behaviors in higher education institutions. This study extends the Vigoda model by providing empirical evidence on the mediating roles of trust and organizational politics, offering deeper insights into leadership OCB dynamics in a developing country context.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Transformational, Transactional, Leadership, Organizational citizenship behavior (OCB), Organization politics, Higher education commission (HEC)
Subjects:	L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2300-2430 Higher education
Divisions:	Faculty of Business (FOB)
Depositing User:	Ms Suzilawati Abu Samah
Date Deposited:	01 Oct 2026 08:27
Last Modified:	01 Oct 2026 08:27
URII:	http://shdl.mmu.edu.my/id/eprint/16800

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