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

Abstract

In recent years, many Taiwanese manufacturers have moved to mainland China due to the raising of labor cost. Therefore, how to lead employees in China to improve their job performance becomes an important issue for an organization. A leader's leadership style will affect not only organizational objectives and organizational commitment but also organizational performance. The study used the survey data from employees of a Taiwanese shoes subsidiary in China to explore the impact of leadership style on the relationship of organizational commitment and job performance. The study sent out 1600 questionnaires to collect data from employees of the Taiwanese shoes subsidiary in China. The effective response rate is 26%. The results show (a) leadership type will positively and significantly affect organizational commitment, (b) organizational commitment will positively and significantly affect job performance, (c) leadership type will positively and significantly affect job performance, and (d) organizational commitment has a partial mediating effect on the relationship between leadership type and job performance.