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

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 particip...

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Published inAsia Pacific business review Vol. 16; no. 1-2; pp. 79 - 103
Main Authors Lo, May-Chiun, Ramayah, T., Min, Hii Wei, Songan, Peter
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Taylor & Francis Group 01.01.2010
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Business organization
Business strategies
Commitments
Executives
Leader-member exchange
Leadership
Malaysia
Malaysian executives
Management research
Management styles
Management techniques
organizational commitment (OC)
Productivity
Senior management
Social exchange theory
Studies
transactional leadership
transformational leadership
Malaysia
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Summary: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.
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ISSN:1360-2381
1743-792X
DOI:10.1080/13602380903355676