The Significance of Leadership Style and Organizational Commitment towards Job Performance Among Middle Military Leaders in the Malaysian Army

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  • S. Inderjit,Kwong FW, Jessica Ong Hai Liaw, Sayuti Ab Ghani.Wong Wai Loong, Norlaila Mazura Mohaiyadin

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to identify the factors contributing towards the job performance of the Senior Non-Commissioned Officers (SNCOs) in the combat support corps of the Malaysian Army. Job performance of the SNCOs was conceptualized to comprise of organizational commitment and leadership style. The research was based on the post-positivist philosophy.  The quantitative approach and the non-experimental survey were used for the research. Data for the questionnaire survey were obtained through stratified random sampling based on Krejcie and Morgan where n = 548. The data were collected from soldiers with the rank of corporal and below i.e. Junior Non-Commissioned Officers (JNCOs). The statistical treatment of the data obtained was done by using PLS-SEM. This research has identified that job performance of SNCOs in the combat support corps consists of leadership style and organizational commitment (R2= 0.403). The research established that leadership style is not significant to organizational commitment that contributed towards job performance of SNCOs in the combat support corps of the Malaysian Army (path coefficient = 0.186; and t-value = 1.352). Transactional leadership has a more significant relationship that transformational leadership among the SNCOs whereby the transactional leadership with leadership style has a path coefficient of 0.571 and t value of 3.009 while the transformational leadership style with leadership style has a path coefficient of 0.027 and t value of 0.158. The relationships between leadership style and job performance is significant that is attributable to the nature of the job whereby leadership is practiced at all levels in the organization. The research also established that there is a significant relationship between organizational commitment and job performance. Nevertheless, there is no mediating role played by organizational commitment for the effect of leadership style on job performance. 

Published

2020-11-01

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