COMBINED EFFECTS OF ETHICAL LEADERSHIP AND

ISLAMIC WORK ETHICS (IWE) ON PSYCHOLOGICAL

CAPITAL (PsyCap) & CREATIVITY

BY
MUSHTAQ AHMED
CMS: 15489

FINAL THESIS PROPOSAL

MASTERS OF SCIENCE IN MANAGEMENT SCIENCES
(HRM)

FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES

SUPERVISED BY
PROFESSOR Dr. KHURRAM SHAHZAD
DEDICATION

This research work is dedicated to my family, friends and teachers.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
While I am thankful to Almighty Allah, Who always bestowed His special blessings all
along my life, I am personally indebted to Professor Dr. Khurram Shahzad who very kindly
granted me the honour to be in his competent supervision while undertaking this research work,
and without whose intimate guidance and support, this research thesis would have remained a
dream.
I must also thank my family members, specially my wife who spared me for higher
studies while sharing the burden of domestic and social responsibilities.

Mushtaq Ahmed
2nd April, 2016

DECLARATION
I, Mushtaq Ahmed, MS Scholar of Management Sciences, hereby declare that the matter
printed in this study is my own work and has not been printed, published and/or submitted as
research work, dissertation or publication in any form in any university in Pakistan or abroad.

Mushtaq Ahmed
2nd April, 2016

TABLE OF CONTENTS
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CHAPTER 1 : INTRODUCTION
Background
Problem Definition / Research Gap
Research Questions
Significance of the Study
Objective of the Study
Definition of Study Variables
CHAPTER 2 : LITERATURE REVIEW
Ethical Leadership
Ethical Leadership and Creativity
Ethical leadership and PsyCap
PsyCap and Creativity
Mediating Role of PsyCap

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IWE
IWE and PsyCap
Moderating role of IWE
Research Model
CHAPTER 3 : METHODOLOGY
Research Design
Population and Sample
Scale / Measures
Data Analysis Procedure
TIME FRAME
REFERENCES
APPENDIX

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