The Impact of Leadership Style on Teachers’ Organizational Commitment

The study explores how transformational and transactional leadership styles affect teachers’ commitment in aspects of affective dedication, normative commitment, and continuance commitment. The research utilized the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ) to assess leadership styles of the 80 surveyed high school teachers. The results indicated that transformational and transactional leadership styles only enhanced the emotional attachment teachers have towards the school. Neither transformational nor transactional leadership styles could predict the moral obligation to stay in the school and weigh the benefits of leaving the school. It was recommended that organizational management encourage and inspire teachers through motivation to increase their level of commitment. School leaders and supervisors should prioritize regular leadership training and seminars for effective management to boost teacher commitment.