The Effects of leadership style on Organizational Commitment: The Mediating Role of Job Satisfaction, In Case of Oromia Forest and Wild Life Enterprise

Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to investigate effects of Leadership style on Organizational commitment with the mediated role of satisfaction .Data was gathered by closed ended questionnaires distributed to five OFWEL’s in oromia. The scales used were the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire, MLQ, the Job Satisfaction Survey, JSS and the Organizational Commitment Questionnaire, OCQ. The study population consisted permanent employees of OFWE’s and 315 employees were selected by simple random sample. After processing and modifying the data, only 309 respondents used as the main resources analyzed by using Structural Equation Model (SEM). Confirmatory factor analysis using structural equation modeling (SEM) has been employed as a statistical tool to validate these interdependence relationships. Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) would be used to estimate the adequacy of the measurement model for each construct. Some of the results were according to the expectation after theory examination, but others were surprisingly contradictive. Transformational leadership had a direct and indirect effect on organizational commitment. Leadership style had positive indirect effects on organizational commitment. Based on the result of this research it is recommended that transformational leadership style should be practiced in OFWEs to gain satisfied and committed employees. The findings of the study are expected to provide a source of information for policy makers, researchers and human resources professionals to understand link between organizational cultures, leadership style on organizational commitment, with mediating role of job satisfaction in OFWEL’s