The Relationship between Leadership Behavior and Organizational Commitment in Turkish Primary Schools

Cokluk Ö., Yilmaz K.

BILIG, vol.54, no.54, pp.75-92, 2010 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 54 Issue: 54
  • Publication Date: 2010
  • Journal Name: BILIG
  • Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.75-92
  • Keywords: Leadership, leadership behavior, organizational commitment, primary school, teachers, NORMATIVE COMMITMENT, ANTECEDENTS, CONSEQUENCES, IDENTIFICATION, SATISFACTION, METAANALYSIS, CONTINUANCE, ATTACHMENT
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The present study focuses on the relationship between teachers' organizational commitment and school administrators' leadership behavior. In the survey model study, answers to the given questions were searched. The data were collected through a scale returned by a sample of 200 teachers in Turkish primary schools. The data were gathered by using "Leadership Behavior Scale" and "Organizational Commitment Scale". The study also attempted to determine the relationship between leadership behavior and organizational commitment. There was a moderate positive relationship between the teachers' perceptions about organizational commitment and supportive leadership behavior of school administrators. There was a moderate negative relationship between organizational commitment and directive leadership behavior of school administrators. Significant relationships were also determined between sub-dimensions of organizational commitment and directive leadership behavior of school administrators.