The Role of Employee Silence on the Relationship Between Transformational Leadership and Affective Commitment: A Study of Disaster and Emergency Management Employees

Year 2018, Volume: 18 Issue: 37, 48 - 62, 07.05.2018

M. Gökhan Bitmiş Azize Ergeneli Fuat Oktay

https://doi.org/10.25294/auiibfd.420798

Cited By: 3

Abstract

This study investigates the effect of transformational
leadership on employees’ affective organizational commitment and examines the
mediating role of employee silence for this influence. Data is collected from a
survey of 336 disaster and emergency management employees. Structural equation
modeling is employed in order to test the research hypotheses. Both Baron &
Kenny’s (1986) approach and a bootstrapping method are used simultaneously to
test the mediating effect. The results indicate a positive effect of
transformational leadership on affective commitment and this positive effect is
shown to be partially mediated by employee silence.

Keywords

Transformational leadership, employee silence, affective commitment, disaster and emergency management

Dönüşümcü Liderliğin Duygusal Bağlılık Üzerindeki Etkisinde İşgören Sessizliğinin Rolü: Afet ve Acil Durum Yönetimi İşgörenleri Üzerine Bir Çalışma

Abstract

Bu çalışma dönüşümcü liderliğin işgörenlerin örgütlerine olan duygusal
bağlılıkları üzerindeki etkisini ve bu etkide işgören sessizliğinin aracılık
rolünü incelemektedir. Çalışmanın verileri anket yöntemi kullanılarak 336 afet
ve acil durum yönetimi işgöreninden toplanmıştır. Çalışmada araştırma
hipotezlerinin testi için yapısal eşitlik modellemesi kullanılmıştır. Aracılık
etkisinin testi için hem Baron ve Kenny (1986) yaklaşımı hem de önyükleme
yöntemi eş zamanlı olarak kullanılmıştır. Araştırma bulgularında; dönüşümcü
liderliğin duygusal bağlılığı olumlu bir yönde etkilediği ve bu olumlu etkide
işgören sessizliğinin kısmi aracılık etkisine sahip olduğu görülmüştür. 

Keywords

Dönüşümcü liderlik, işgören sessizliği, duygusal bağlılık, afet ve acil durum yönetimi

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