ERIC Number: EJ860540
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0671
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The Influence of Distributed Leadership on Teachers' Organizational Commitment: A Multilevel Approach
Hulpia, Hester; Devos, Geert; Van Keer, Hilde
Journal of Educational Research, v103 n1 p40-52 2009
In the present study the effects of a cooperative leadership team, distributed leadership, participative decision-making, and context variables on teachers' organizational commitment are investigated. Multilevel analyses on data from 1522 teachers indicated that 9% of the variance in teachers' organizational commitment is attributable to differences between schools. The analyses revealed that especially the presence of a cooperative leadership team and the amount of leadership support played a significantly positive key role in predicting teachers' organizational commitment. Also, participative decision-making and distribution of the supportive leadership function had a significant positive impact on teachers' organizational commitment. In contrast, distribution of the supervisory leadership function and teachers' job experience had a significant negative impact. (Contains 1 table.)
Descriptors: Organizational Climate, Employment Experience, Leadership, Power Structure, Participative Decision Making, Organizational Culture, Teacher Attitudes, Work Attitudes, Context Effect, Predictor Variables, Secondary School Teachers, Foreign Countries, Questionnaires
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Belgium
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