Abstract:

The aim of this study was to identify the impact of three leadership styles; the transactional leadership style, the transformational leadership style and laissez faire on employee presenteeism among the Pakistani healthcare professionals. For this study, data was obtained from 128 healthcare employees with the aid of a structured questionnaire while using social media and email services. The data was coded and entered into the statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) version 21. The responses obtained through the questionnaire were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The three leadership styles; the transactional leadership style, the transformational leadership style and laissez faire the focus of the study were observed to have no impact on employee presenteeism. Presenteeism among employees was seen to be independent of the leadership style being followed among the healthcare professionals. A further study into the factors causing presenteeism among healthcare professionals can lead to a better understanding of this phenomenon in order to help reduce presenteeism among them.