The Mediating role of Organizational Commitment on the relationship between Leadership Styles and Employee Engagement: The case of Dashen Bank SC
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2020-06
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A.A.U
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The objective of this study was to analyze the Mediating role of Organizational commitment on the relationship between Leadership Styles and Employee Engagement: The case of Dashen Bank SC. To achieve objectives of the study, established questionnaires were adapted from previous research works. Descriptive and explanatory research design was used to quantitatively analyze the relationship between the study variables. Stratified random sampling technique was used to select data from five strata of Head Office and District Offices residing in Dashen Bank SC Addis Ababa area. Based on valid data collected from 324 employees of Dashen Bank SC, and from the overall analysis, it was established that transformational and transactional leadership styles have positive and statistically significant effect on employee engagement. However, laissez-faire leadership style by itself do hot have significant effect on employee engagement. Organizational commitment has a positive and significant effect on employee engagement as evidenced by the study. In addition to that the three leadership styles considered in this study have a positive and significant effect on organizational commitment. Finally, the paper concludes organizational commitment partially mediates the relationship between transformational & transactional leadership styles and employee engagement, whereas organizational commitment fully mediates the relationship between laissez-faire leadership style and employee engagement.
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Prepared for Partial Fulfillment of the Degree of Executive Master of Business Administration [EMBA]
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Employee Engagement, Organizational Commitment, Transactional Leadership