The Role of Communication Satisfaction in the Relationship between Leader-Member Exchange and Teachers’ Affective Commitment
In this research, the effect of leader-member exchange (LMX) on teachers’ affective commitment is examined using communication satisfaction as an intervening variable. Using a quantitative research method, data was collected with a cross-sectional survey. A regression analysis indicates that LMX h...
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In this research, the effect of leader-member exchange (LMX) on teachers’ affective commitment is examined using communication satisfaction as an intervening variable. Using a quantitative research method, data was collected with a cross-sectional survey. A regression analysis indicates that LMX has a significant effect on affective commitment of teachers in the five vocational colleges examined in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. Further analysis showed that communication satisfaction (relational and informational communication satisfaction) partially mediated the influence of LMX (represented in this study as programme managers) on teachers’ affective commitment. The findings are consistent with previous studies about the influence of workplace relationships on teachers’ behaviors, especially supervisor-subordinate relationships. The implications of these findings are explained.
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| spelling | doaj.art-44696a0eceb94f469751a6ef54ef4f7c2022-12-22T03:29:41ZengResearch and Postgraduate Support DirectorateAfrican Journal of Inter-Multidisciplinary Studies2663-45972663-45892022-11-0141The Role of Communication Satisfaction in the Relationship between Leader-Member Exchange and Teachers’ Affective CommitmentSam Erevbenagie Usadolo0Queen Emwenkeke Usadolo1Joseph Edigin2Durban University of Technology, South AfricaNorth-West University, South AfricaWalden University, United States of America In this research, the effect of leader-member exchange (LMX) on teachers’ affective commitment is examined using communication satisfaction as an intervening variable. Using a quantitative research method, data was collected with a cross-sectional survey. A regression analysis indicates that LMX has a significant effect on affective commitment of teachers in the five vocational colleges examined in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. Further analysis showed that communication satisfaction (relational and informational communication satisfaction) partially mediated the influence of LMX (represented in this study as programme managers) on teachers’ affective commitment. The findings are consistent with previous studies about the influence of workplace relationships on teachers’ behaviors, especially supervisor-subordinate relationships. The implications of these findings are explained. https://137.158.157.31/index.php/ajims/article/view/987affective commitmentcommunication satisfactionleader-member exchangesupervisor-subordinate relationshipworkplace relationship |
| spellingShingle | Sam Erevbenagie Usadolo Queen Emwenkeke Usadolo Joseph Edigin The Role of Communication Satisfaction in the Relationship between Leader-Member Exchange and Teachers’ Affective Commitment African Journal of Inter-Multidisciplinary Studies affective commitment communication satisfaction leader-member exchange supervisor-subordinate relationship workplace relationship |
| title | The Role of Communication Satisfaction in the Relationship between Leader-Member Exchange and Teachers’ Affective Commitment |
| title_full | The Role of Communication Satisfaction in the Relationship between Leader-Member Exchange and Teachers’ Affective Commitment |
| title_fullStr | The Role of Communication Satisfaction in the Relationship between Leader-Member Exchange and Teachers’ Affective Commitment |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Role of Communication Satisfaction in the Relationship between Leader-Member Exchange and Teachers’ Affective Commitment |
| title_short | The Role of Communication Satisfaction in the Relationship between Leader-Member Exchange and Teachers’ Affective Commitment |
| title_sort | role of communication satisfaction in the relationship between leader member exchange and teachers affective commitment |
| topic | affective commitment communication satisfaction leader-member exchange supervisor-subordinate relationship workplace relationship |
| url | https://137.158.157.31/index.php/ajims/article/view/987 |
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