Abstract:
In this technological era educational institutions, facing many challenges to improve the
performance of the institutions through successful leadership behaviors. The effective
leaders play an essential and important role in achieving the target goals for the
betterment of organizations by making subordinates committed and satisfied with their
jobs. The aim of this quantitative study is to investigate the relationship among teachers’
perception of their Principals’ transformational leadership style, teachers’
organizational commitment and teachers’ job satisfaction in public degree colleges
Karachi, Pakistan. The aim of this study is to find the role of teachers’ organizational
commitment as a mediator between the relationship of Principals’ transformational
leadership style and teachers’ job satisfaction as well. The measuring instruments used
in the study were Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ Form 5X) developed by
Bass and Avolio ,Three-Component Model (TCM) survey for organizational
commitment developed by Meyer and Allen and Job Satisfaction Survey developed by
Spector. Stratified random sampling technique was used to collect the data from 382
college teachers from public sector colleges by survey method. Data were analyzed
descriptively by using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) and utilized
Structural Equation Modeling technique on higher order constructs to test the
hypotheses of the study by using Smart PLS statistical software. The findings of the
study revealed that Principals’ transformational leadership style perceived by teachers
has a significant impact on teachers’ organizational commitment and teachers’ job
satisfaction. The findings of the study also proved that organizational commitment significantly
mediates between the relationship of Principals’ transformational leadership and
teachers’ job satisfaction. This study contributes empirical evidences for leaders
(Principals) to enhance their leadership attitudes to be more efficient and suitable
relationship with teachers’ job satisfaction and organizational commitment.
