Leadership Style and Employees' Organizational Commitment: An Exploration Study of Managers and Employees of Hsin-Zhu Science Park

Date of Degree

5-2003

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Program

Education

Advisor

Annette E. Craven

Advisor

Nancy Robbins

Advisor

Nursen Zanca

Advisor

Joseph W. Eyles

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to explore leadership style and employees’ organizational commitment in the Hsin-Zhu Science Park in Taiwan. Instruments included the Organizational Commitment Questionnaire (OCQ); and the Leader Behavior Description Questionnaire XII (LBDQ XII). The analysis methods included Pearson’s Product-Moment Coefficient of correlation, t test, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and two-way analysis of variance. The results of the study show that the leadership style is predominantly a trend toward a participating leadership style and that an employee’s organizational commitment is predominantly a value commitment. There is a positive, significant correlation between total leadership style and total organizational commitment, and there is a significant correlation between the four individual leadership styles and value commitment.

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