Public servants’ perception of leadership style and its impact on organizational commitment
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Published:2020-12-16
Issue:4
Volume:18
Page:319-333
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ISSN:1727-7051
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Container-title:Problems and Perspectives in Management
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language:
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Short-container-title:Problems and Perspectives in Management
Author:
Harb Bissane1ORCID, Hachem Boutheina2ORCID, Hamdan Hassan3ORCID
Affiliation:
1. Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Management, Faculty of Business and Management, Saint-Joseph University of Beirut 2. Ph.D., Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Economic and Business Administration, Lebanese University 3. Ph.D., Lecturer, Faculty of Technology, Lebanese University
Abstract
Lebanon is facing an unprecedented political and economic crisis. Consequently, the country now urgently needs more than ever committed public managers, more involved and more effective in their work responsibilities to enhance public sector performance and reduce the consequences of the crisis. Little research has been done on the role of leadership in promoting organizational commitment in the public sector in Lebanon. Thus, referring to the leadership full range theory, this study aims to investigate the association between leadership styles and organizational commitment with the mediating role of Leader-member exchange (LMX). It further aims to examine the relationships between gender, leadership style, LMX and organizational commitment in the Lebanese public context.Data were collected via an online survey on a sample composed of 132 middle managers working in six public administrations in Lebanon. Linear and multiple regression analyses were carried out to test the direct and indirect effect of leadership styles on organizational commitment. The results indicated that both two styles of Bass are positively correlated with organizational commitment. The results also revealed a significant relationship between public servant gender and the quality of his relationship with the leader. Moreover, results showed that LMX doesn’t mediate the relationship between transformational leadership and organizational commitment, although it partially mediates the relationship between transactional leadership and organizational commitment. This study contributes to understanding of the mechanisms of developing organizational commitment through leadership styles. It also has implications for public service recruitment and training policies.
Publisher
LLC CPC Business Perspectives
Subject
Strategy and Management,Business and International Management,General Business, Management and Accounting,Information Systems and Management,Law,Sociology and Political Science,Public Administration
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