This study examines the impact of Islamic Work Ethic (IWE) on organizational citizenship behaviors (OCBs) and knowledge-sharing behaviors (KSBs) among university employees in Pakistan. A total of 215 respondents from public sector educational institutions participated in this research. The findings suggest that IWE has a positive effect on OCBs. In other words, individuals with high IWE demonstrate more citizenship behaviors than those with low IWE. The findings also suggest a positive effect of IWE on KSBs. Individuals with high IWE exhibit more KSBs than those with low IWE. The paper also discusses the theoretical and practical implications of these findings.

Stress is a major problem faced by employees in the working environment that affects performance. This problem can be resolved if employees receive support from their leaders. This study was conducted to examine the moderating effect of supportive leadership on the relationship between job stress and job performance. Supportive leadership is an important factor enhancing employee performance in organizations. In this research, 200 employees were considered from 4 educational institutions. Data was collected using a well-developed questionnaire. The empirical results reveal that supportive leadership has a negative effect on job stress and directly impacts job performance. The study also revealed that Supportive Leadership moderates the relationship between these constructs. The paper concludes with recommendations for further research.

Political skill is the essential requirement for the individuals to survive in the political arenas of organization and is gaining much recognition in terms of managing the interactions at workplace. The main aim of the study is to investigate the role of political skill in generating helping behavior and knowledge sharing behavior in the presence of mediating mechanism of organizational based self-esteem. A quantitative approach was employed involving responses from 219 managers serving in banks of Islamabad and Rawalpindi using a questionnaire. The data was analyzed using structural equation modelling. Political skill is found to have a significant direct effect on helping behavior and knowledge sharing behavior. Political skill also revealed a significant positive relationship with organizational based self-esteem. Moreover, the results showed a partially mediated impact of organizational based self-esteem among the relationship between political skill, helping and knowledge sharing behavior. The study is the first to address the unexplored areas of research in the domain of examining the political skill impact on helping behavior and knowledge sharing. Political skill helps the managers to handle the negativities at workplace by engaging in such behaviors. Political skill training will help the individuals to groom their personality and work in an optimistic way for the betterment of organization and society at large.