Hubungan gaya kepimpinan transformasi yang diamalkan pemimpin wanita terhadap komitmen kerja pekerja dalam organisasi

Abstract

This study aimed to examine the relationship between transformational leadership style adopted by women leaders and employees? commitment towards work in two organizations. Data was collected using a questionnaire proposed by Bass and Avalio, (1997) a Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire, MLQ Form X for transformational leadership style, whereby for questionnaire on commitment by Mayer and Allen, (1993). These questionnaire were answered by only 146 workers under the leadership of women in Majlis Perbandaran Johor Bahru and Majlis Bandaraya Johor Bahru Tengah Descriptive statistical techniques such as frequency, percentage and mean, were used and also inferential statistics such as Pearson correlations, T-tests and Regression were used to analyze the data obtained by using Statistical Package For Social Science (SPSS). The results showed that the level of employees? commitment to work that featured women as a leader practicing transformational leadership style are moderate. Even so all of transformational leadership dimensions are practiced by women leaders from these both organizations. Among four dimensions, inspirational motivation has the highest mean value followed by charismatic and intellectual stimulation and individual consideration. In addition, the study also founded there was no significant differences in terms of sex workers towards leadership style that featured by a woman leader, but there is a strong significant relationship between transformational leadership styles adopted by women leaders to employees commitment at both organizations. Result shown that among four dimensions of transformation leadership style, intellectual inspirations gave the most impact to employees? commitment towards work.