Impact of leader behavior on employee job stress: evidence from Pakistan

Farooq Ahmed Jam; Shakeel Akhtar; Inam Ul Haq; Muhammad Ahmad-U-Rehman; Syed Tahir Hijazi

Impact of leader behavior on employee job stress: evidence from Pakistan

Farooq Ahmed Jam, Shakeel Akhtar, Inam Ul Haq, Muhammad Ahmad-U-Rehman, Syed Tahir Hijazi

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Abstract

This study examines the role of leadership style and job stress in organizational context. Data collected from 78 respondents through cross sectional field survey conducted in Pakistan. The results revealed that Consideration style of supervisor behavior is negatively related to job stress. Initiating structure was found to be positively related with job stress.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	172-179
Number of pages	8
Journal	European Journal of Economics, Finance and Administrative Sciences
Issue number	21
Publication status	Published - Jun 2010
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Consideration
Initiating structure
Job stress
Leadership style
Supervisor behaviour

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Impact of leader behavior on employee job stress: evidence from Pakistan

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