THE MEDIATING EFFECT OF AFFECTIVE COMMITMENT ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP OF SCHOOL HEADS AND ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE AMONG PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS

Maureen B. Maligsay, Lyndon A. Quines

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This study was conducted to determine the significance of the mediation of the emotional commitment of teachers regarding the connection between the transformational leadership of school heads and organizational change among public elementary schools in Magsaysay North and South District, Division of Davao del Sur, Region XI, Philippines. A quantitative, non-experimental research design was used in the study, mediation analysis. There were 315 teachers who responded to the online survey. As statistical tools, mean, Pearson r, and path analysis were employed. Additionally, customized survey forms were utilized for transformational leadership, organizational change, and affective commitment. Results show that the level of transformational leadership of schools and organizational change was very high, while the affective commitment of teachers was high. Data revealed significant relationships between the transformational leadership of school heads and organizational change among schools. Data also showed that teachers' affective commitment is significantly related to the overall organizational change among schools. In contrary, Change-oriented leadership has no significant connection with teachers’ emotional commitment. Further, teachers' affective commitment has a substantial full mediating influence on the connection between transformative management of school heads and organizational change among public elementary schools.

 

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educational management, mediation analysis, transformational leadership, organizational change, affective commitment, teachers, Philippines

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