1Ph.D. Student, Department of Management, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran
2Assistant Professor, Department of Management, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran
3M.A. of Executive management, Department of management, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Khouzestan, Iran
*Corresponding author. E-mail address: h.aboodi@ase.ui.ac.ir
Online published on 19 November, 2013.
This study aimed to investigate the relationship between employees’ perceptions of their immediate supervisors’ leadership behavior and different dimensions of organizational commitment. Bass & Avolio's (1997) Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire was used to measure leadership styles, and to measure organizational commitment, Meyer & Allen's (1997) Organizational Commitment Questionnaire was used. Participants included 378 of healthcare personnel who worked mainly as a nurse in Imam Khomeini hospital of Ahvaz city, Iran. 79% (N=300) of the participants completed and returned the distributed questionnaires. The results showed a positive correlation between organizational commitment of healthcare staff and transformational behavior of their supervisors, as expected. However, unexpectedly there was a significant negative relationship between transactional behavior of supervisors and organizational commitment of their subordinates. Laissez-faire style, as hypothesized had a negative relationship with followers’ organizational commitment. The study concluded that transformational leadership style in the mentioned-above hospital could enhance the organizational commitment of healthcare personnel.
Organizational Commitment, Leadership Styles, Transformational Leadership, Transactional Leadership, Healthcare Sector
