A Study of the
A Study of the Status and relationships between Secure-Base Leadership, Leadership Effectiveness and Job Satisfaction
Gholamreza Shams Mourkani1, Sadaf Khalijian2
1Faculty Member, Department of Education, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Shahid Beheshti University, Velenjak, Tehran, Iran
2Research Scholar in Educational Administration, Department of Education, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Shahid Beheshti University, Velenjak, Tehran, Iran
Abstract: The present study aimed at investigating the status and relationships between secure-base leadership, leadership effectiveness and employees’ job satisfaction at Shahid Beheshti University. The study is a descriptive-correlation one. The research population was all staff at Shahid Beheshti University during the academic year of 2011-2012 (N=928), among which 272 people were selected through stratified random sampling. Three questionnaires including "secure-base leadership" (Coombe, 2011), "leadership effectiveness" and "job satisfaction" (researcher-made) were employed to collect the data. Validity of the questionnaires was confirmed by university professors and their reliabilities calculated by the use of Cronbach's Alpha which were 0.91, 0.93, and 0.83, respectively. To analyze the data, one-sample t-test, Pearson’s correlation coefficient, stepwise multiple regression and structural equation modeling through SPSS and LISREL software, were employed. Results showed that secure-base leadership and leadership effectiveness scores were higher than average and the job satisfaction scores were average. Correlation coefficients showed that secure-base leadership had a significant and positive relationship with leadership effectiveness (r=0.84) and job satisfaction (r=0.83). On the other hand, results showed that secure-base leadership directly and through leadership effectiveness had a major impact on job satisfaction (β=0.89). Moreover, leadership effectiveness had an impact on job satisfaction (β=0.54). In general, the conceptual framework of the research was examined on the basis of the causal relations among variables and confirmed by structural equation modeling.
[Shams Mourkani, G.R., Khalijian, S. A Study of the Status and relationships between Secure-Base Leadership, Leadership Effectiveness and Job Satisfaction. J Am Sci 2013;9(3):270-280]. (ISSN: 1545-1003). http://www.jofamericanscience.org 51
Keywords: Secure-base leadership, leadership effectiveness, job satisfaction. Full Text 51
