African Journal of
Business Management

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Bus. Manage.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1993-8233
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJBM
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 4190

Full Length Research Paper

Employees’ perceptions of Malaysian managers’ leadership styles and organizational commitment

NH. Marmaya1*, M. Hitam2 N. Muhamad Torsiman1 and B. KPD Balakrishnan3
  1Faculty of Business Management, Univesiti Teknologi MARA, Kampus Bandaraya Melaka, 110 Off Jalan Hang Tuah, 75300 Melaka, Malaysia. 2Director Office, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Kampus Alor Gajah Melaka, 78000 Melaka, Malaysia. 3School of Business and Economics, Universiti Malaysia Sabah Malaysia, Locked Bag No. 2073, 88999, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.
Email: [email protected]

  •  Accepted: 09 November 2010
  •  Published: 04 March 2011

Abstract

 

Using Bass’ (1990) framework of transactional and transformational leadership, this research investigated the employees’ perceptions of the prevalent leadership style among Malaysian managers and its impact on organizational commitment. The Malaysian society with its social complexity has much to offer to the understanding of culture’s effect on leadership style and organizational commitment. Data were collected in a survey on a sample of 40 respondents chosen among employees working in cargo companies. Results showed that leadership tends to be more transformational than transactional. Evidence supporting a positive relation between transformational and transactional leadership and organizational commitment has been found.

 

Key words: Transformational leadership style, transactional leadership style, organizational commitment.

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