Leader-Member Exchange and Job Performance in Municipalities: Mediating Effect of Organizational Commitment

Abstract

In this study, the effect of Leader Member Exchange (LMX) behaviors on organizational commitment and job performance in municipalities is discussed. Since the administrations of the municipalities are elected, the administration is not permanent. In such cases, the effect of leader-member exchange on organizational commitment and job performance is not available to the best of our knowledge. For this purpose, the questionnaires collected from the employees of a municipality were analyzed by quantitative methods. As a result, it has been found that Leader-Member Exchange (LMX) has a positive effect on both organizational performance and job performance, and that organizational commitment mediates the effect of LMX on job performance.

Keywords

• Leader Member Exchange
• Job Performance
• Organizational Commitment
• Municipalities.

Belediyelerde Lider-Üye Etkileşimi ve İş Performansı: Örgütsel Bağlılığın Aracı Etkisi

Abstract

Bu çalışmada belediyelerde lider üye etkileşimi davranışlarının örgütsel bağlılık ve iş performansı üzerine etkisi tartışılmıştır. Belediyelerin yönetimlerinin seçimle gelmesi nedeni ile yönetim sürekli değildir. Bu tür durumlarda lider üye etkileşiminin örgütsel bağlılığa etkisi ve iş performansına etkisinin ne olacağı literatürde yoktur. Bu amaçla bir belediye kurumunda çalışanlardan toplanan anketler niceliksel yöntemlerle analiz edilmiştir. Sonuçta Lider Üye Etkileşim’in (LÜE) hem örgütsel performansı hem de iş performansını olumlu etkilediği aynı zamanda örgütsel bağlılığın LMX ile iş performansı arasında aracı etkisi olduğu bulunmuştur.

Keywords

• Lider Üye Etkileşimi
• İş Performansı
• Örgütsel Bağlılık
• Belediyeler

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