The Impact of the Principals' Leadership Style on Teachers' Job Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment:An Indian Perspective

Abstract

Today there is much attention given to effective leadership, that without which organizations will find it difficult to survive. To be effective, leaders not only need technical skills but also people skills that can motivate the followers with understanding, sensitivity and prudence. There are very few studies done in India regarding these aspects from the educational perspective. There for the objective of this study is to determine the influence of leadership styles of the principals as perceived by the teachers on their job satisfaction and organizational commitment. The study made use of Linear Regression to identify the impact of administrators' leadership styles on teachers' job satisfaction and organizational commitment. The collected data shows a significant impact of transformational leadership on teachers' job satisfaction and organizational commitment.