The Relationship between Leadership Styles and Organizational Identification in Saudi Arabia Healthcare Sector

Abstract

The relationship between leadership styles and organizational identification has caught
attention from human resource management and organizational behavior scholars in recent
years. A phenomenon that has various attributes and a multifaceted application is known as
leadership in current management and psychological research literature. The aim of this study is
to review the influence of leadership styles on employee organizational identification in the
healthcare sector in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. In particular, this study explores the
mediating role of uncertainty avoidance in the relationship between leadership styles and
organizational identification. This study uses a theoretical constructed model to observe and
explain the relationship between variables. Therefore, this study adopts the Path-Goal Theory
and Social Identity Theory to discuss the aforementioned relation. In this paper, Theoretical and
empirical studies have been being reviewed and summarized to explore the relationship further.
The study concludes with the limitation followed by a recommendation for future research.