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Relationships between leadership communication practices and organisational commitment in a selected higher education institution


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Hassan, Md. Salleh and Chua, Yong Ai (2008) Relationships between leadership communication practices and organisational commitment in a selected higher education institution. Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities, 16 (1). pp. 15-29. ISSN 0128-7702; ESSN: 2231-8534

Abstract

The main objective of this study was to examine the relationship between leadership communication practices and organisational commitment among the staff in a selected institution of higher education. The chosen organisation is located in the Klang Valley and was established 37 years ago. Stratified random sampling was used for sample selection and a total of 235 respondents participated in this study using a questionnaire survey method. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, Pearson Product Moment correlation, and Multiple Regression using both enter and stepwise methods. With regard to the levels of organisational commitment, the study shows that the employee’s affective, continuance and normative commitments are moderate. Correlation analysis showed significant relationships between leadership communication practices and organisational commitment. While communication climate tended to be a good predictor of organisational commitment. Through effective leadership communication practices, a leader is able to influence and convince employees to be more committed towards their organisation in order to achieve organisational objectives. In conclusion, this research shows that leadership communication practices can contribute towards higher staff commitment in an organisation.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Modern Language and Communication
Publisher: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press
Keywords: Leadership communication practices; Organisational commitment; Leader-Member Exchange (LMX) theory
Depositing User: Ms. Nida Hidayati Ghazali
Date Deposited: 25 Jun 2013 03:45
Last Modified: 15 Sep 2015 01:55
URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16492
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