Servant Leadership and Affective Organizational Commitment among Malaysian Police Officers
The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between servant leadership and affective organizational commitment. The independent variable, servant leadership, is formed by agape love, empowerment, humility, altruism, visionary and trust while the dependent variable is affective organiz...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Future Academy
2019
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.usm.my/46080/ http://eprints.usm.my/46080/1/3%202019%20BG%20ICMR8%20nasina%201-7%20BG6316397.pdf |
| Summary: | The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between servant leadership and affective organizational
commitment. The independent variable, servant leadership, is formed by agape love, empowerment, humility,
altruism, visionary and trust while the dependent variable is affective organizational commitment. A total of 168
questionnaires were obtained from the police officers, working in a few Royal Malaysian Police Division, which
yielded a response rate of 42%. The results revealed that five variables of the servant leadership which is agape
love, empowerment, altruism, trust, and visionary are significantly related to the organizational affective
organizational commitment. Theoretically, this paper contributes to the literature on servant leadership and
organizational commitment. Practically, top management of Police Department of Malaysia should consider
trainings and courses on leadership, value, and charisma that boost leadership and affective organisational
commitment of their employees. In conclusion, this paper reveals the importance of agape love, empowerment,
altruism, trust, and visionary as factors of servant leadership in affecting organizational commitment of police |
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