The Mediating Effect of Job Satisfaction on the Relationship Between Leadership Styles and Organizational Commitment: A Study of Academicians

The aim o f this study is to examine the leadership styles o f their managers based on the perceptions o f academicians and the relationship between the jo b satisfaction and organizational com mitm ent w ith leadership styles. A t the study, also has been examined mediating effect o f job satisfaction on the relationship between the leadership styles and organizational commitment. In order to carry out this purpose, M ulti Factor Leadership Survey, Job Satisfaction Survey and Organizational Com m itm ent Survey have been implemented to instructors who w ork at a university located in Eastern Anatolia. Reliability analysis, factor analysis, correlation analysis, multi regression analysis and hierarchic regression analysis techniques have been used along data analysis process. A t the end o f the research, a positive and significant relation between leadership styles and organizational com mitm ent has been found. By adding jo b satisfaction to the perform ed analysis, it has been found that the effect o f leadership styles on organizational com mitm ent decreased and jo b satisfaction was to have partially mediating effect (Beta = 0.321; Beta = 0.134).