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The relationship between benevolent leadership and affective commitment from an employee perspective
1Department of Enterprise Management, Faculty of Economic Sciences and Management Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Torun, Poland.
Plos One
|March 9, 2022
Summary
Benevolent leadership positively impacts employee affective commitment in Polish organizations. All leadership dimensions contribute, with the community aspect showing the strongest correlation.
Area of Science:
- Organizational Behavior
- Human Resource Management
Background:
- Benevolent leadership is an under-researched contemporary leadership style.
- Understanding its impact on employee commitment is crucial for organizational success.
Purpose of the Study:
- To assess the relationship between benevolent leadership and affective commitment in Polish organizations.
- To determine if all constructs of benevolent leadership contribute to affective commitment.
Main Methods:
- Data collected from 415 employees in Polish companies.
- Structural Equation Models (SEMs) used for analysis.
Main Results:
- A significant positive relationship was found between benevolent leadership and affective commitment.
- All dimensions of benevolent leadership positively correlate with affective commitment.
- The 'community dimension' showed the strongest positive correlation.
Conclusions:
- Benevolent leadership enhances employee affective commitment.
- Leaders exhibiting one dimension of benevolent leadership are likely to exhibit others.
- The community dimension is particularly impactful in fostering employee commitment.
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