Transformational Leadership and Organizational Commitment in Korean Police Station: Test of Second-order MLQ-6S and OCQ

• In Event: Police Leadership and Organizational Commitment

Abstract

In comparison with the private sector’s research, organizational commitment within policing literature has been relatively rare and under examined. Moreover, leadership styles has not been extensively tested via statistical analysis in the police hierarchy across the world. Using data collected from 236 Korean police officers in 2009, the purpose of this study is to examine if leadership influences organizational commitment in law enforcement agencies and to determine if the scale (multifactor leadership questionnaire, form 6-S [MLQ-6S]) is appropriate to apply to those agencies. Results indicate that transformational leadership is positively linked to organizational commitment in Korean police agencies. However, the applicability of MLQ-6S is controversial. Future study is required to examine comprehensively whether MLQ-6S is proper to various types of organization across the world.

Authors

• Hyunin Baek, University of Louisville

• Edward Byers, University of Louisville

• Gennaro Vito, University of Louisville