From the Chief Editor's Desk

Medical journals are a credible source of disseminating research and innovations, and Launching a medical journal is a challenging task. Many medical science journals are establishing a platform to publish quality research but still the task is tough and requires perseverance and hard work. Shalamar Medical and Dental College (SMDC) Lahore, strives to promote a culture of research. As part of this initiative, SMDC had launched ‘Medical Journal of Sakina Begum Institute’, but publication of the second volume was delayed due to the pandemic. Moreover, the name of the journal had to be changed due to some administrative issues. However, the committed editorial team was successful in bringing efforts for the latest issue to fruition.

The Impact of Behavioral Focused Strategies of Self-Leadership on Organizational Commitment with Mediating Role of Psychological Empowerment

In this study, the mediating role of psychological empowerment between self-leadership behavioral focused strategies and organizational commitment was examined in telecom sector of Faisalabad city. Moreover, the relationship between self-leadership behavioral focused strategies and organizational commitment was also analyzed. Literature showed a direct and positive relationship between self-leadership behavioral focused strategies and organizational commitment. The mediating role of psychological empowerment between both constructs was also found significant in past studies. Behavioral self-leadership strategies were investigated along with three dimensions of organizational commitment. To collect data for analysis, convenient sampling technique were used. Unit of analysis were full time employees in telecom organizations. The results of the study depicted a strong correlation between behavioral self- leadership strategies and organizational commitment. But the mediating role of psychological empowerment was not found significant. This study presented that behavioral self-leadership strategies have positive and direct relationship with organizational commitment. The employees who were more engaged with behavioral self-leadership strategies were found more committed with their organizations. But impact of psychological empowerment as mediator was not found strong. This study may assist employees to better understand how behavioral strategies of self-leadership increase their level of commitment with organization and what is role of psychological empowerment between these two constructs.