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Title: Organizational commitment: The roles of emotional and practical intellect within the leader/follower dyad

Authors: John H. Humphreys; Lee E. Weyant; Robert D. Sprague

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Abstract: This research reports results from a study that examined the relationship between leader behavior, follower commitment, and the emotional and practical intelligence of each. Data analyses indicated no significant relationship between leaders' behavior or intelligence measures and their followers' organizational commitment. Those followers who were judged to be highly committed, however, rated their leaders as more transformational than their lesser-committed cohorts. These findings suggest the relationship between leader attributes and follower outcomes might not be as unidirectional as often described. Moreover, individual emotional and practical intellect did exhibit a positive correlation with individual commitment to the organization, indicating follower commitment might be reasonably predicted. The ability to forecast potential employee commitment could have profound organizational implications.

Keywords: Organizational commitment; leader behavior; follower commitment; emotional intelligence; practical intelligence.

DOI: 10.1504/JBM.2003.141108

Journal of Business and Management, 2003 Vol.9 No.2, pp.189 - 209

Published online: 05 Sep 2024 *