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Building affective commitment through job characteristics, leadership and empowerment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 February 2015

Sandhya Pentareddy  and
L. Suganthi
Sandhya Pentareddy*
Affiliation:
Department of Management Studies, Anna University, Chennai, TN, India
L. Suganthi
Affiliation:
Department of Management Studies, Anna University, Chennai, TN, India
*
Corresponding author: pentareddy@yahoo.com
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Abstract

Employees committed to their organizations are more likely to contribute better and remain longer with their companies. This study examines how to build such organizational commitment through job characteristics, leadership and empowerment. Using a sample of 605 knowledge workers from four countries and various industries, this study probes how leadership complexity and psychological empowerment transform the impact of job characteristics on affective commitment. Results indicate that psychological empowerment partially mediates the effects of job characteristics on affective commitment and that leadership complexity moderates the influence of job characteristics and empowerment on affective commitment. Theoretical and practical implications of the research findings are discussed

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leadershiporganizational commitmentjob characteristicsempowerment

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Journal of Management & Organization , Volume 21 , Issue 3 , May 2015 , pp. 307 - 320
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press and Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management 2015 

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