The relationship between leadership styles and organizational commitment in Malaysia: role of leader--member exchange

May-Chiun Lo, T. Ramayah, Hii Wei Min and Peter Songan

Asia Pacific Business Review, 2010, vol. 16, issue 1-2, 79-103

Abstract: Building upon the ‘social exchange theory’ notion, this study hypothesized the moderating impact of leader--member exchange (LMX) on the relationship between two leadership styles and organizational commitment of employees. One hundred and fifty-six Malaysian executives voluntarily participated in this study. Though the hypotheses for direct effects received low to moderate support for transformational leadership styles, the moderating hypothesis received substantial support, with a stronger relationship particularly in the case of professional respect dimension of LMX. Implications of the findings, limitations of the study and directions for future research are suggested.

Date: 2010
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