The relationship between Leadership patterns and Organizational Commitment: The Mediating Role of Job Satisfaction

Abstract

This study aimed to identify the level of
organizational commitment and detect the
leadership patterns prevailing among the
Palestinian ministries. It also seeks to investigate
the impact of job satisfaction as a mediator variable
in the relationship between the leadership patterns
and organizational commitment. To achieve these
objectives, a descriptive analytical approach was
used and a questionnaire was designed as a main
tool for collecting the necessary data. The study
sample consisted of (356) participants who were
chosen by using simple random sample from the
entire population (4838) with the response rate
(84. 35%) . The study concluded that respondents’
perceptions towards the level of organizational
commitment were moderate with (mean =3.42)
, and the pattern of leadership prevailing in the
Palestinian ministries was the transformational
leadership pattern (4.23) followed by the
transactional leadership style (4.20) . The results
showed there is no direct relationship between both
leadership patterns and organizational commitment.
Moreover, the study revealed that job satisfaction
mediates the relationship between transformational
leadership and organizational commitment, and not
mediate the relationship between the transactional
leadership style and organizational commitment.
Some recommendations were proposed to improve
the level of organizational commitment through
increasing employees' job satisfaction and
encouraging the managers to adopt the modern
leadership patterns especially transformational
style, and design a new system of compensation to
raise the wages and salaries of the employees.
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The relationship between Leadership patterns
and Organizational Commitment: The Mediating
Role of Job Satisfaction
Abstract
This study aimed to identify the level of
organizational commitment and detect the
leadership patterns prevailing among the
Palestinian ministries. It also seeks to investigate
the impact of job satisfaction as a mediator variable
in the relationship between the leadership patterns
and organizational commitment. To achieve these
objectives, a descriptive analytical approach was
used and a questionnaire was designed as a main
tool for collecting the necessary data. The study
sample consisted of (356) participants who were
chosen by using simple random sample from the
entire population (4838) with the response rate
(84. 35%) . The study concluded that respondents’
perceptions towards the level of organizational
commitment were moderate with (mean =3.42)
, and the pattern of leadership prevailing in the
Palestinian ministries was the transformational
leadership pattern (4.23) followed by the
transactional leadership style (4.20) . The results
showed there is no direct relationship between both
leadership patterns and organizational commitment.
Moreover, the study revealed that job satisfaction
mediates the relationship between transformational
leadership and organizational commitment, and not
mediate the relationship between the transactional
leadership style and organizational commitment.
Some recommendations were proposed to improve
the level of organizational commitment through
increasing employees' job satisfaction and
encouraging the managers to adopt the modern
leadership patterns especially transformational
style, and design a new system of compensation to
raise the wages and salaries of the employees.