Impact of Leadership Self-Efficacy on Organizational Citizenship Behaviour: A Qualitative Analysis on Academic Leaders Perceptions

Higher education institutions are renowned for
producing the right and qualified human capital needed for
holistic development. Academic leaders play a vital role in
attaining goals of higher education institutions. Their self￾efficacy can make or mar an organization. It also account for
the behavior exhibited by followers in an organization. This
study explore the impact of leadership self-efficacy on
organizational citizenship behaviour of staffs in public higher
education institutions. It adopted a qualitative case study
research design. 10 academic leaders whom were randomly
selected across 10 different higher education institutions in
Lagos State were sampled in this study. The findings of the
study indicated that academic leaders developed their self￾efficacy through personal development, interaction with the
society and experience. It was also found that self-efficacy of
leaders contributed greatly to staffs’ commitment and
motivation. These later impacts on the staffs’ display of
organizational citizenship behaviour. In order to improve the
performance of staffs in higher education institutions, academic
leaders must strive to develop positive attitude to work, display
high self-efficacy and enhance their leadership competencies.