Research Article

Mediator Effect of Perceived Organizational Support in the Relationship between Authentic Leadership and Organizational Commitment

Volume: 9 Number: 3 July 21, 2020
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Mediator Effect of Perceived Organizational Support in the Relationship between Authentic Leadership and Organizational Commitment

Abstract


In this study, being inspired from the principles of positive psychology and its organizational projection, positive organizational behavior, a significant positive organizational behavior concept namely authentic leadership and its effects on organizational commitment of organizational members has been handled in details. With the research model, it is aimed to understand whether organizational support perceptions of organizational members act as a mediator in the relationship between authentic leadership behaviors of the leader and organizational commitments of the followers. The field study related to the investigation model has been conducted in İstanbul on 255 white collar employees mostly working in service industry. Statistical anaysis of the study is conducted with SPSS 20.0. Results of the study confirmed the fact that organizational support perceptions of followers have a mediating effect in the authentic leadership and organizational commitment relationship.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

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Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

July 21, 2020

Submission Date

February 3, 2019

Acceptance Date

April 17, 2020

Published in Issue

Year 2020 Volume: 9 Number: 3

APA
Baykal, E. (2020). Mediator Effect of Perceived Organizational Support in the Relationship between Authentic Leadership and Organizational Commitment. MANAS Sosyal Araştırmalar Dergisi, 9(3), 1674-1688. https://doi.org/10.33206/mjss.521523
AMA
1.Baykal E. Mediator Effect of Perceived Organizational Support in the Relationship between Authentic Leadership and Organizational Commitment. MJSS. 2020;9(3):1674-1688. doi:10.33206/mjss.521523
Chicago
Baykal, Elif. 2020. “Mediator Effect of Perceived Organizational Support in the Relationship Between Authentic Leadership and Organizational Commitment”. MANAS Sosyal Araştırmalar Dergisi 9 (3): 1674-88. https://doi.org/10.33206/mjss.521523.
EndNote
Baykal E (July 1, 2020) Mediator Effect of Perceived Organizational Support in the Relationship between Authentic Leadership and Organizational Commitment. MANAS Sosyal Araştırmalar Dergisi 9 3 1674–1688.
IEEE
[1]E. Baykal, “Mediator Effect of Perceived Organizational Support in the Relationship between Authentic Leadership and Organizational Commitment”, MJSS, vol. 9, no. 3, pp. 1674–1688, July 2020, doi: 10.33206/mjss.521523.
ISNAD
Baykal, Elif. “Mediator Effect of Perceived Organizational Support in the Relationship Between Authentic Leadership and Organizational Commitment”. MANAS Sosyal Araştırmalar Dergisi 9/3 (July 1, 2020): 1674-1688. https://doi.org/10.33206/mjss.521523.
JAMA
1.Baykal E. Mediator Effect of Perceived Organizational Support in the Relationship between Authentic Leadership and Organizational Commitment. MJSS. 2020;9:1674–1688.
MLA
Baykal, Elif. “Mediator Effect of Perceived Organizational Support in the Relationship Between Authentic Leadership and Organizational Commitment”. MANAS Sosyal Araştırmalar Dergisi, vol. 9, no. 3, July 2020, pp. 1674-88, doi:10.33206/mjss.521523.
Vancouver
1.Elif Baykal. Mediator Effect of Perceived Organizational Support in the Relationship between Authentic Leadership and Organizational Commitment. MJSS. 2020 Jul. 1;9(3):1674-88. doi:10.33206/mjss.521523

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