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Moderating Effects of Transformational Leadership, Affective Commitment, Job Performance, and Job Insecurity.
Hui Shao1, Hai Fu2, Yuemeng Ge3
1School of Humanities and Communication, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China.
Frontiers in Psychology
|May 26, 2022
Summary
Transformational leadership boosts job performance, with affective commitment acting as a key mediator. Job security further influences how leadership impacts employee commitment.
Area of Science:
- Organizational Psychology
- Human Resource Management
Background:
- Transformational leadership is crucial for organizational success.
- Affective commitment and job security are significant employee-related factors.
- Understanding their interplay with leadership is vital for performance.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the mediating role of affective commitment between transformational leadership and job performance.
- To examine the influence of job insecurity on the relationship between transformational leadership and affective commitment.
Main Methods:
- Structural equation modeling was employed to analyze the inter-relationships between variables.
- Data were collected from employees to assess leadership, commitment, performance, and security.
Main Results:
- Transformational leadership positively correlated with job performance and affective commitment.
- Affective commitment mediated the positive relationship between transformational leadership and job performance.
- Job insecurity moderated the effect of transformational leadership on affective commitment.
Conclusions:
- Affective commitment is a significant pathway through which transformational leadership enhances job performance.
- Job security plays a critical role in the effectiveness of transformational leadership on employee commitment.
Keywords:
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