Dimensions of supervisory communication and organizational commitment: a case study of a Malaysian organization

• Main Authors: Mohamad, Bahtiar, Abu Bakar, Hassan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Fakulti Komunikasi dan Bahasa Moden, Universiti Utara Malaysia 2004
• Subjects: HD28 Management. Industrial Management
• Online Access: http://repo.uum.edu.my/127/1/DIMENSION_OF_SUPERVISORY.pdf; http://repo.uum.edu.my/127/
• Institution: Universiti Utara Malaysia

This research attempts to test the relationship between supervisory communication and organizational commitment based on a Malaysian organization setting. Further tests were conducted to identify which supervisory communication behavior will be a significant predictor of organizational commitment. Two hundred and thirty one (231) respondents from a large semi-government corporation and its subsidiary in Northern Peninsular Malaysia were involved in this study. It reveals that there is significant positive relationship between superior-subordinate communication and organizational commitment. Further analysis indicates that negative relationship communication and job-relevant communication are significant predictors of organizational commitment.