Download or read book The impact of the principals' leadership style on teachers' job satisfaction and organizational commitment written by Joseph Shila Manampurathu and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leadership is an important element that cannot be separated from all human endeavors. Today there is much attention given to effective leadership, that without which organizations will find it difficult to survive. To be effective, leaders not only need technical skills but also people skills that can motivate the followers with understanding, sensitivity and prudence. In this study descriptive research method was used to determine the impact of the principals' leadership style on the teachers' job satisfaction and organizational commitment. The survey respondents in this study are 150 teachers in five Catholic schools in South India. Linear Regression analysis was used to evaluate the data. The results indicated that principals' tranformational leadership style positively influenced teachers' job satisfaction (B=0.214) and organizational commitment (B=0.162). In addition, the study also revealed that job satisfaction was positively related to organizational commitment (B=0.308).