Transformational Leadership Style And Organizational Commitment Among Academic Staff In Covenant University Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria

Abasilim, U. D. and Obayan, A. I and Odukoya, A. J. and Agbude, Godwyns .A. and Wogu, Ikedinachi Ayodele Power and Nchekwube, Excllence-Oluye (2016) Transformational Leadership Style And Organizational Commitment Among Academic Staff In Covenant University Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria. Journal Of Public Governance And Administration, 1 (1). pp. 40-49. ISSN 978-978-53738-4-4

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Abstract

This paper examines the effect of transformational leadership style on organizational commitment among the academic staff in the College of Leadership Development Studies and College of Business and Social Sciences, Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria. A quantitative methodology was adopted for this study. A structured Multi·fflctor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ) developed by Bass and Avolio (1997) and Organizational Commitment Questionnaire (OCQ) developed by Meyer and Allen (1997) were the major instruments used for data collection. Simple linear regression was used for testing the hypothesis. The results indicated that there was no significant positive effect of transformational leadership style on organizational commitment among the academic staff of the Nigerian private university studied. This finding is antithetical to the common submission in literature that transformational leadership· style has a significant effect on organizational commitment. It was therefore recommended that there is need for further enquiry to be done in identifying the factors responsible for the academic staff high proportion of organizational commitment as against the leadership (transformational) style adopted by the leaders (Head of Departments, Sub-Deans, Deans and the Management of the University).

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Divisions:	Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences > School of Social Sciences
Depositing User:	Mrs Hannah Akinwumi
Date Deposited:	08 Jul 2016 10:43
Last Modified:	12 Jul 2016 10:01
URI:	http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/id/eprint/6726

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