Good governance perception: Enhancing paternalistic leadership action and employee commitment

Abstract

One of the important factors in creating good governance is the existence of good leadership attributes in the leader behaviors. There is no doubt that leadership style in Asians' culture differ from ones originating from individualist culture. Indonesia which is categorized as a collectivist culture demands a leadership model that upholds the "Fatherism" component, which is called as a paternalistic leadership. In this sense, this study aims is to investigate how the employee perception towards paternalistic leadership and good governance can influence the employee commitment toward their organizations. Data was obtained from 80 senior civil servants working from three cities municipals. Using PLS analyses, this study indicated that civil servants are likely to commit to their organization because of their leaders attributes towards paternalistic leadership. The employee demography also plays a significant role in their commitment. There are no significant relationships between employee perceptions on employee commitment. Finally, this study is able to draw a model that can be use for government leaders in creating organizational commitment.