Leadership Style and Employee Engagement: Mediating Role of Organizational Commitment in Employees of Nepali Commercial Banks
Keywords:
Leadership Style, Employee Engagement, Employee Commitment, Banking SectorAbstract
Employee engagement has captured the attention of managers and researchers. With its investigation, the researchers have found the phenomenon more complex than ever. The purpose of this study is to examine the direct relationships between Leadership style and Employee commitment mediated by Organizational commitment among employees in the private commercial banks of Nepal. A survey questionnaire was used to collect data from 200 employees working in three commercial banks, of which 181 questionnaires were used for further analysis. The Barron and Kenny (2004) regression analysis was conducted to test the hypotheses. Regression results showed a significant relationship between Leadership style & Employee engagement, Organizational commitment & Employee engagement and Leadership style & Organizational commitment. Likewise, Partial mediation was observed among Leadership style, Organizational commitment and Employee engagement. Implications and future direction of the findings of the research are discussed.
How to cite this article: Lama V, Pokhrel L. Leadership Style and Employee Engagement: Mediating Role of Organizational Commitment in Employees of Nepali Commercial Banks. J Adv Res HR Organ Mqmt 2019; 6(1&2): 40-46.
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2. Saks AM. Antecedents and Consequences of Employee Engagement. Journal of Managerial Psychology 2006; 21(7): 600-619.
3. Albdour AA, Altarawneh II. Employee Engagement and Organizational Commitment: Evidence from Jordan. International Journal of Business 2014; 19(2): 192.
4. Alkahtani AH. The Influence of Leadership Styles on Organizational Commitment: The Moderating Effect of Emotional Intelligence. Business and Management Studies 2015; 2(1): 23-34.
5. Allen NJ, Meyer JP. The Measurement and Antecedents of Affective, Continuance and Normative Commitment to the Organization. Journal of Occupational Psychology 1990; 63: 1-18.
6. Avolio BJ, Bass BM. Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ). Mind Garden. 2004; 29.
7. Avolio BJ, Gardner WL, Walumbwa FO et al. Unlocking the Mask: A Look at the Process by which Authentic Leaders Impact Follower Attitudes and Behaviors. The leadership quarterly 2004; 15(6): 801-823.
8. Bakker AB, Schaufeli WB. Positive Organizational Behavior: Engaged Employees in Flourishing Organizations. Journal of Organizational Behavior 2008; 29: 147-154.
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15. Demerouti E, Mostert K, Bakker AB. Burnout and Work Engagement: a Thorough Investigation of the Independency of Both Constructs. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology 2010; 15(3): 209-222.
16. Frazier PA, Tix AP, Barron KE. Testing Moderator and Mediator Effects in Counseling Psychology Research. Journal of Counseling Psychology 2004; 51(1): 115.
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19. Hayati D, Charkhabi M, Naami AZ. The Relationship between Transformational Leadership and Work Engagement in Governmental Hospitals Nurses: A Survey Study. Springer Plus 2014; 3(25): 3-25.
20. Ismail A, Yusuf MH. The Relationship between Transformational Leadership, Empowerment and Organizational Commitment: a Mediating Test Model Testing. Journal of Economics 2009; 2(6).
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22. Kahn WA. Psychological Conditions of Personal Mngagement and Disengagement at Work (PDF). Academy of Management Journa 2014; 33(4): 692-724.
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28. Mishra AK. Implementation Status of Value Management in Project Management Practice in Nepal. International Journal of Management Studies 2019; 4: 1(1).
29. Schaufeli WB, Salanova M, Bakker AB et al. The Measurement of Engagement and Burnout: A Two Sample Confirmatory Analysis. Journal of Happiness Studies 2002; 3: 71-92.
30. Simons JC, Buitendach JH. Psychological Capital, Work Engagement and Organizational Commitment amongst Call Centre Employees in South Africa. SA Journal of Industrial Psychology 2013; 39(2): 1-12.
31. Tabaziba KR. Psychological Capital and Work Engagement: An Investigation into the Mediating Effect of Mindfulness. (Master Level Thesis). University of Cape Town. 2015.
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2019-11-21
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Pokhrel, L., & Lama, V. (2019). Leadership Style and Employee Engagement: Mediating Role of Organizational Commitment in Employees of Nepali Commercial Banks. Journal of Advanced Research in HR and Organizational Management, 6(3&4), 26-32. Retrieved from https://www.adrjournalshouse.com/index.php/Journal-HumanResourcesOrg/article/view/545
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