Abstract
Abstract
 
 Leadership are important issue to be address for an organizational to success. Many studies shows that good leadership can increase employees’ commitment to the organization. This study examines the linkages between intellectual stimulation, inspirational motivation and individualize consideration on organizational commitment. Using an established questionnaire captured from the leadership literature, data was collected from 452 employees of SME firms in Malaysia. Data was analyzed using multiple regression analysis. The results indicate that both intellectual stimulation and individualize consideration were significant and positively related to organizational commitment (β = 0.28, p < 0.01) and (β = 0.35, p < 0.01) respectively. In sum, the research model was able to explain a total of 48% variance.
Highlights
Multiple regression analysis was carried out to test the hypotheses that comprised the direct effects of intellectual stimulation, inspirational motivation and individualize consideration on organizational commitment
This study found that the link between intellectual stimulation and organizational commitment are significant and appears to validate the findings of Lo et al (2009)
The framework used in this study is a very useful framework in predicting organizational commitment issue
Summary
The sample selection procedure was selected according to the suitability of the study with the emphasis on the most effective and easy data collection data for the study (Sidek, 2002). In this study the probability sampling is used to collect data. The respondents will be split into several subgroups, namely the SME firms group according to the zone and the working group. Random sampling is carried out against the selection of employees of SME firms. The manufacturing sector workers at SMEs registered SME Corps will only be selected as a sample of the study to respond to the survey. In this study researchers selected the peninsular Malaysia as a sampling location. SME firms are selected randomly by zone breakdowns, namely the Klang Valley zone (covering WP Kuala Lumpur and Selangor), the Central Peninsula area (covering Malacca and Negeri Sembilan states), the East Malaysia zone (covering Terengganu State, Pahang, Kelantan), North zone (covering Perak, Perlis, Penang and Kedah) and South Zone (covering Johor State). The minimum number of subjects required for statistical testing was met
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