Organizational Commitment As A Mediator In The Relationship Between Authentic Leadership And Job Burnout

Abstract

The purpose of this study was not only to investigate the relationship among authentic leadership, organizational commitment and job burnout but also to investigate the mediating effect of organizational commitment in the relationship between authentic leadership and job burnout. Data were collected from 511 medical representatives of national pharmaceuticals companies working in Pakistan through organizational commitment questionnaire (Meyer & Allen, 1991), authentic leadership questionnaire (Walumbwa, Avolio, Gardner, Wernsing, & Peterson, 2008) and job burnout questionnaire (Maslach, Jackson, & Leiter, 1997). SPSS and Amos were used for data operation. Correlation and structure equation modeling were used to test the hypotheses and research model. The results of correlation show that authentic leadership has a significant negative relationship with job burnout and positive relationship with organizational commitment. Further, it is noted that organizational commitment also has a significant negative relationship with job burnout. Structure equation modeling confirms that organizational commitment mediated the relationship between authentic leadership and job burnout.