Managers’ idealized influence and employee commitment in Bayelsa state hospitality sector

Abstract

The research study examines Managers Idealized Influence and Employee Commitment, in the Bayelsa State hospitality sector. Research has shown a positive relationship between Transformational Leadership and Employee Commitment as it has gained attention in scholarly discuss. The rationale behind the research is to give insights on the paradigm of idealized influence as a tool for enhancing employee commitment in bayelsa state hospitality industry as little has been merely done.  The research aim was to ascertain the influence of idealized influence with dimensions of charisma, and role modelling, on affective commitment. In other to achieve this aim, a sample size of Two Hundred and Twelve (212) employees was drawn from a population of Four Hundred and Fifteen (415) employees of fifteen selected hotel firms in Yenagoa Metropolis, Bayelsa State. The primary instrument that was used to collect data was the questionnaire. Both descriptive and inferential techniques were used to analyse the collected data. The Spearman Rank Correlation Coefficient was used as the statistical method to test the hypotheses, and the SPSS program was used for analysis. The findings provide important new information on the goals of the study. From the results, it was revealed that a positively significant relationship exists between charisma, role modelling, and employee affective commitment. It was further recommended that amongst others that managers should lead by example by been enchanting for employees to see their level of influence and hence motivating them to deliver goals and also mangers should display a high sense of integrity and show a high concern for ethics as employees see them as role models at work.

Keywords: Idealized Influence, Role Modelling, Charisma, Employee Commitment, Affective Commitment.