THE EFFECT OF TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP ON INSTRUCTORS’ ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT IN PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES OF ZHUHAI UNDER GUANGDONG PROVINCE
Keywords:
Transformational Leadership, Organizational Commitment, Private UniversitiesAbstract
The objectives of this research were: (1) to explore components of instructor’s organizational commitment in private universities of Zhuhai under Guangdong Province; and (2) to investigate the effects of administrators’ transformational leadership on instructors’ organizational commitment in private universities of Zhuhai under Guangdong Province.
The research was a mixed methodology research between qualitative research and quantitative research. Population was all instructors in private universities in Zhuhai under Guangdong Province, totaling 2198.The sample was obtained by stratified random sampling technique, totaling 361. The instruments used for data collection were semi-structured interview form, and a five-point rating scale questionnaire. The statistics used for data analysis were descriptive statistics, Exploratory Factor Analysis, and Multiple Regression Analysis.
The research findings revealed that:(1)the components of instructors’ organizational commitment consisted of affective commitment, normative commitment, relational commitment, conditional commitment, and opportunity commitment, and(2)transformational leadership had a significant effect on instructors’ organizational commitment; the components idealized influence, inspirational motivation, and intellectual stimulation had a significant effect on instructors’ organizational commitment, while component individualized consideration had no significant effect; the components of transformational leadership had a significant effect on the components of instructors’ Organizational commitment.
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