Open AccessInfluence of Leader-Member Exchange of Employees’ Affective Commitment in Saudi Arabia Universities
Author(s) -
Rajeh Almasradi,
Siti Aisyah Panatik,
Farhaurul
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of recent technology and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2277-3878
DOI - 10.35940/ijrte.c1225.1083s219
Subject(s) - psychology , organizational commitment , structural equation modeling , quality (philosophy) , social psychology , sample (material) , philosophy , statistics , chemistry , mathematics , epistemology , chromatography
The emotional attachment employees’ exhibit towards their workplaces, known as affective commitment, has a determining influence on the quality and sustainability of their performance. Employees with strong visceral attachment tend to record more successful careers. However, the quality of this emotional attachment is a function of the quality of interactions between the employees and their leaders. This study, therefore, examines the relationship between leader-member exchange (LMX) and affective commitment (AC) in a sample of 373 administrative employees drawn from Saudi Arabian higher educational institutions. The survey data were collected were analysed using a partial least squares approach to structural equation modelling. Outcomes of the analysis revealed that LMX positively and significantly affects AC. Also, the quality of the relationship between employees and their immediate managers is predicted by the level of employees’ affective commitment.