The Mediating Effect of Organizational Commitment on Leadership Type and Job Performance

Li Lin; Wang Shiqian

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The Mediating Effect of Organizational Commitment on Leadership Type and Job Performance

Li Lin, Wang Shiqian

Published in Journal of World Economic Research (Volume 7, Issue 1)

Received: 19 December 2017 Accepted: 20 January 2018 Published: 27 February 2018

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In order to active the education industry and make a contribution for the higher education field, private higher education becomes a backbone force in Chinese society. Based on the report of Ministry of Education in 2017 mentioned that the biggest problem with private higher education is that the weak and unstable academic staffs which lead to low job performance. In addition to policies and management, how to further improve the quality and performance of academicians is also an essential issue eager to be solved in private education institutions. Therefore, how to construct qualified personnel is one of the fundamental problems in the survival and development of private colleges and universities. The performance and quality of the academic staffs largely determines the quality of private colleges and universities. Leadership style was regarded as an importance role affect organizational commitment and organizational performance. This study intends to find out the mediating effect of organizational commitment on the relationship between leadership style and job performance by using the survey data from academicians of top ten Chinese private universities.

Published in	Journal of World Economic Research (Volume 7, Issue 1)
DOI	10.11648/j.jwer.20180701.12
Page(s)	14-20
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Leadership Type, Organizational Commitment, Job Performance, Mediating Effect

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Department of Postgraduate Center, Limkokwing University of Creative Technology, Cyberjaya, Malaysia
Wang Shiqian

Department of Postgraduate Center, Limkokwing University of Creative Technology, Cyberjaya, Malaysia

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