Table of Contents

Certification of Thesis ................................................................................................. i

Permission to Use ....................................................................................................... ii
Abstract ....................................................................................................................... iii
Abstrak ....................................................................................................................... iv
Acknowledgment ....................................................................................................... v
Table of Contents ....................................................................................................... vi
List of Tables ............................................................................................................. x
List of Figures ........................................................................................................... xii
List of Appendices ................................................................................................... xiii
List of Abbreviations ............................................................................................... xiv

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION ...................................................................... 1

1.1 Background ........................................................................................................... 1
1.2 Problem Statement ................................................................................................ 7
1.3 Research Objectives ............................................................................................ 13
1.4 Research Questions ............................................................................................. 14
1.5 Research Hypotheses .......................................................................................... 14
1.6 Conceptual Framework ....................................................................................... 15
1.7 Significance of the Study ................................................................................... 20
1.8 Operational Definitions ....................................................................................... 21
1.8.1 Transformational Leadership .................................................................... 21
1.8.2 Situational Leadership ............................................................................... 22
1.8.3 Teachers’ Commitment to the Organizations ............................................ 22
1.8.4 Teachers’ Job Satisfaction.......................................................................... 23
1.9 Assumptions and Limitations ............................................................................. 23
1.10 Summary ........................................................................................................... 24

CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW ....................................................... 25

2.1 Introduction ......................................................................................................... 25
2.2 Definitions and Concepts of Leadership ............................................................. 25
2.3 Theories of Leadership ....................................................................................... 26
2.3.1 Behavioural Leadership Theory ................................................................ 27

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 2.3.2 Transformational Leadership Theory ....................................................... 30
2.3.3 Situational Leadership Theory .................................................................. 40
2.4 Organizational Commitment Theory .................................................................. 50
2.5 Job Satisfaction Theory ....................................................................................... 63
2.6 Previous Research on the Relationship between the Leadership styles
and Organizational Commitment and Job Satisfaction.......................................... 78
2.6 The Gap Analysis ................................................................................................ 92
2.7 Summary ............................................................................................................. 100

CHAPTER THREE RESEARCH METHODOLOGY ....................................... 101

3.1 Introduction ......................................................................................................... 101
3.2 Research Design .................................................................................................. 101
3.3 Population and Sampling .................................................................................... 105
3.4 Instrumentation ................................................................................................... 108
3.5 Pilot Test: Testing the Reliability of the Questionnaires .................................... 110
3.7 Layout of the Questionnaires ............................................................................. 115
3.6 Procedure of Data Collection ............................................................................. 120
3.8 Procedures of Data Analysis........................................ ...................................... 125
3.18 Summary .......................................................................................................... 130

CHAPTER FOUR RESULTS OF THE STUDY ............................................... 131

4.1 Introduction ....................................................................................................... 131
4.2 Descriptive Statistics ......................................................................................... 131
4.3 Hypotheses Testing ........................................................................................... 136
4.3.1 Testing Hypothesis H01 ..................................................................... 138
4.3.2 Testing Hypothesis H02 ..................................................................... 142
4.3.3 Testing Hypothesis H03 .................................................................... 150
4.4 Summary ........................................................................................................... 158

CHAPTER FIVE DISCUSSION ......................................................................... 159

5.1 Introduction ....................................................................................................... 159
5.2 Summary of the Study ...................................................................................... 159
5.3 Discussion ......................................................................................................... 160
5.4 Implications of the Study .................................................................................. 180
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 5.4.1 Theoretical Implications ......................................................................... 181
5.4.2 Practical Implication ............................................................................... 183
5.4.3 For Researchers ....................................................................................... 185
5.5 Limitations and Recommendations for Future Study ....................................... 186
5.6 Conclusion ........................................................................................................ 188

REFERENCES ...................................................................................................... 190

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