Impact of Organizational Factors on Deviant Workplace Behavior in Pakistani Public Organizations: The Moderating Role of Transformational Leadership

Abstract

The present study examined the impact of organizational factors on deviant workplacebehavior and the moderating role of transformational leadership in managing theimpact of organizational factors on deviant workplace behavior (DWB) and, drawingon the theoretical supports of social exchange theory, social learning theory and thepsychological contract theory. A total of 380 individuals from 20 public organizationssituated in Lahore, the Punjabi provincial capital of Pakistan, participated in the presentstudy. The results from Structural Equation Modeling are presented using SPSS andAMOS. The results revealed significant relationship and supported the hypothesizeddirect impact of organizational factors on deviant workplace behavior in Pakistanipublic organizations. However, moderating effect of transformational leadershipamong organizational factors and deviant workplace is not supported as hypothesed.