Transformational leadership and agency workers' organizational commitment: The mediating effect of organizational justice and job characteristics

2014 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xueli Wang ◽  
Lin Ma ◽  
Mian Zhang

In this study we examined if perceptions of organizational justice and job characteristics mediate the relationship between transformational leadership and the organizational commitment of agency workers in a manufacturing plant in China. Questionnaires were used to evaluate perceived organizational justice, perceived job characteristics, exposure to transformational leadership, and organizational commitment in 300 agency workers. The results support a structural model whereby transformational leadership is both directly and indirectly associated with the organizational commitment of agency workers, through perceived organizational justice and job characteristics.

2017 ◽  
Vol 36 (9) ◽  
pp. 1137-1148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taghrid S. Suifan ◽  
Hannah Diab ◽  
Ayman Bahjat Abdallah

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of organizational justice on turnover-intention via the mediating influences of organizational commitment and job satisfaction. In addition, the study aims at incorporating all four facets of organizational justice (procedural, distributive, interpersonal and informational) in an attempt to test the model in a developing country context. Design/methodology/approach The study targeted employees in the airline industry working for airline companies currently operating in Jordan. A count of 323 questionnaires were directly distributed and completed and returned by employees yielding a response rate of 81 percent. Multiple regression analysis was used to test the hypotheses. Findings The results led to the acceptance of all hypotheses. Most importantly, it was confirmed that both organizational commitment and job satisfaction had a mediating effect on the relationship between organizational justice and turnover-intention. While job satisfaction fully mediated the relationship, organizational commitment only had a partially mediating effect. Originality/value The study took a step beyond the simple linear models typically used in the literature by proposing a more complex one that investigated the mediating role of job satisfaction and organizational commitment. Moreover, the researchers applied this model to a developing country setting in order to bridge the research gap.


2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (5) ◽  
pp. 1517-1532 ◽  
Author(s):  
Priyanka Jain ◽  
Taranjeet Duggal ◽  
Amirul Hasan Ansari

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to extend the under-researched work on employees’ organizational commitment by examining transformational leadership (TL) adopted by the leader and the level of trust subordinates have in such a leader. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected using convenience sampling and self-administered survey methods from professionals employed in Indian public sector banks (n=236). Findings Findings reveal that the subordinates’ level of trust and psychological well-being partially mediates the relationship between TL and employees’ organizational commitment. Practical implications TL shares a positive relationship with organizational commitment through trust and psychological well-being. Originality/value Even though previous studies on organizational commitment have produced a significant piece of work, this study is among the first to propose and analyze a comprehensive and theoretically grounded structure of TL, organizational commitment, level of trust and employees’ psychological well-being.


2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 591-606
Author(s):  
Aziah Ismail ◽  
Nor Shafrin Ahmad ◽  
Fadzilah Amzah ◽  
Rahimi Che Aman

Gender has been identified as one of the key factors that influences the degree of transformational leadership practiced by the leaders and has an effect on job outcome. This study investigates the characteristics and level of female principals’ transformational leadership and interrelationship between the leadership with Perceived Organizational Politics (POPs) and teachers’ commitment in Malaysian secondary schools. Further, the mediating effect of POPs on the relationship between transformational leadership and teachers’ organizational commitment are also investigated. In total, 208 teachers from secondary schools in Penang led by female principals were selected as respondents. The results found that the level of transformational leadership practiced by female principals was moderately high. The female principals tended to inspire and motivate teachers but displayed their idealized influence characteristics in leadership less. The results also revealed that the level of POPs and organizational commitment of teachers led by female principals were moderate. In addition, the hierarchical linear regression results indicated that POPs partially mediated the relationship between transformational leadership and teachers’ organizational commitment. This study indicates that teachers’ organizational commitment can be improved by transformational leadership that is practiced by their leaders as well as the POPs at their schools.


2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fahad Albejaidi

The aim of the current study was to investigate the mediating effect of an ethical climate on the relationship between organizational justice and workplace stress. The quantitative survey research design was used and cross-sectional data was collected. Structured questionnaires were distributed. The population of the study was nurses from the healthcare professionals working in the healthcare organizations in Qassim region. There are total of 5542 nurses working in different public and private healthcare organizations. Convenience sampling technique was used for selecting sample size. Total 510 completed questionnaires were collected back and used in the study for data analysis. For data analysis, AMOS-SEM was used. Measurement and structural models were developed and tested in the current study. Reliabilities and validities were investigated through the measurement model, while for hypotheses testing structural model was developed. Findings of the study indicated that the scale used in the study was found reliable and valid. Factor loadings, average variance extracted, and construct reliability met the threshold level/standard criteria. The structural model also revealed that ethical climate mediated the relationship between organizational justice and stress. This is the original work and contribution to the body of knowledge by extending the literature on justice, stress, and ethical climate. The presence of justice and ethical climate made it possible for employees to better manage their stress.


Pravaha ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-52
Author(s):  
Binod Ghimire

Purpose- The paper aims to empirically testing the mediating effect of trust in management in the relationship between organizational justice and personal outcomes. The main purpose of this study is to understand mediating role of trusting the management on organizational justice and its impact on job satisfaction and organizational commitment. Approach- The study is based on the effect of organizational justice, trust in management, job satisfaction and organizational commitment among nursing staff working at different hospitals at Kathmandu Valley. This study incorporates design and distribution of questionnaire to 160 nurses belonging to different hospitals working on different scale of pay level. Findings- Organizational justice alone does not significantly increase job satisfaction as well as commitment in the organization. Trust in management mediates the relationship organizational justice and personal outcome. Organizational justice positively affect personal outcome when mediated by high trust in management. Practical implication- This paper is useful to academicians and organizations to understand the impact of trust in management on the work performance. This study provides practical implications towards nurses and management of hospitals. Management requires change in behavior to develop trusting environment in workplace.


2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 19
Author(s):  
Rara Cahya Andini ◽  
Trias Setiawati Setiawati

The purpose of this study was to determine the mediation of job satisfaction in a relationship between organizational justice and transformational leadership on organizational commitment.  A total of 170 participants who are working in BIAS Yogyakarta have joined this research. Method of collecting data using a questionnaire by conducting regression with analyzing use t-test, F-test, Path analysis with Sobel test. The result of this study found that organizational justice has positive and significant impact on job satisfaction, transformational leadership have positive and significant impact on job satisfaction, organizational justice has negative impact on organizational commitment, transformational leadership have positive and significant impact on organizational commitment, job satisfaction has negative impact on organizational commitment, job satisfaction have mediating effect between organizational justice and organizational commitment, and job satisfaction have mediating effect between transformational leadership and organizational commitment.Kata Kunci: organizational justice, transformational leadership, job satisfaction, organizational commitment 


2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thaneswary Raveendran ◽  
Aruna Shantha Gamage

The purpose of this study is to examine the mediating effects of organizational commitment on the relationship between transformational leadership style and employees’ job performance in the Divisional Secretariats in Jaffna District. 287 employees were selected for this study. Leadership styles were measured using MLQ Rater Form 5-x, employee performance was measured using job performance Scale and organizational commitment was measured using Organizational Commitment Questionnaire. Exploratory factor analysis was performed to get factor structure and confirmatory factor analysis performed to confirm the validly and reliability of the study instruments. The results revealed that transformational leadership has a positive impact on job performance and on organizational commitment. It was also found that organizational commitment doesn’t have a mediating effect in the impact of transformational leadership on employee performance. The findings also revealed that organizational commitment doesn’t have impact on employee performance. This study recommends that the leaders should pay more attention in their leadership style as a way to improve employee performance. This study further suggests that future researchers should cover larger samples and the other public sector organizations to better understand the relationship between the variables. 


2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (8) ◽  
pp. 61
Author(s):  
Emmanuel Yaw Ampofo

<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:OfficeDocumentSettings> <o:RelyOnVML/> <o:AllowPNG/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--><p>This study examines the mediating effect of motivational factors of pay and promotion on transformational leadership and organizational commitment relationship in Unilever Ghana using a quantitative, non-experimental, cross-sectional and analytical survey design study. The results of the study revealed significant positive relationship between transformational leadership style and affective commitment, continuance commitment, and normative commitment. However, the results of the study revealed no significant mediation of pay in the relationship between transformational leadership style and affective commitment, continuance commitment, and normative commitment. Additionally, no significant mediation of promotion was found in the relationship between transformational leadership and affective commitment, transformational leadership and continuance commitment, and transformational leadership and normative commitment. Managers’ adoption of transformational leadership behavior as a key strategy to get employees committed to the organizations will be of great significance because motivational factors such as pay and promotion do not mediate the transformational leadership and organizational commitment relationship. This is a maiden empirical research in Ghana where motivational factors are used as mediators in transformational leadership and organizational commitment relationship.</p>


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