Relationship between Leadership Styles and Organizational Commitments among Lecturers in Public Universities: Job Satisfaction as Mediating Variable
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science - Year 2018, Vol 23, Issue 3
Abstract
This study investigated the relationship between leadership styles and organizational commitment. Besides, it endeavours to illuminate the role of job satisfaction as mediator on the relationship between leadership styles and organizational commitment. The structural equation model was utilized to break down information gathered from lecturers selected from various tertiary institutions in Nigeria. From the outcome it was shown that lecturers saw there, job satisfaction, organizational commitment and leadership styles at moderate level in the.tertiary establishments. And furthermore it was demonstrated that there is positive relationship between leadership styles and organizational commitment in tertiary institutions in Nigeria. Job satisfaction depends specifically on the level of organizational commitment being seen by the lecturers. Job satisfaction also significantly contributes to organizational commitment, and also mediates between leadership styles and organization commitment. Implications of the results concerning job satisfaction, leadership styles and organizational commitment are discussed, and implications for human resources development are given.
Authors and Affiliations
Oladipo Kolapo Sakiru, Ismi Arif Bin Ismail, Bahaman Abu Samah, Adekanye Busayo Temitope
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- DOI 10.9790/0837-2303054553.
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