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Muhammad Rizwan, Chaudhary Zeeshan, Saba Mahmood

 

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The impact of perceived ethical leadership and organizational culture on job satisfaction with the mediating role of organizational commitment in private educational sector of Islamabad, Pakistan

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ABSTRACT

The current study inspects the relationship among ethical leadership, organizational culture and job satisfaction with the mediating role of an organizational commitment. For this study Data is collected through a survey of 210 employees of the education sector of Pakistan. The data is analyzed using SPSS 20.0 software through different statistical tests. The findings established the positive relation among organizational culture, ethical leadership and job satisfaction with the mediating role of an organizational commitment. It is also observed that ethical leadership and organizational culture increases the job performance. The findings of the current study propose teachers and managers to encourage ethical leadership and create a positive culture to enhance organizational commitment and job satisfaction.

KEYWORDS

Educational Management, Ethical Leadership, Organizational Culture, Organizational Commitment, Job Satisfaction 

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Muhammad Rizwan, Chaudhary Zeeshan, Saba Mahmood. (2017) The impact of perceived ethical leadership and organizational culture on job satisfaction with the mediating role of organizational commitment in private educational sector of Islamabad, Pakistan. International Journal of Education and Learning Systems, 2, 173-187

 

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