The Relationship and Influence of Principals’ Multidimensional Leadership on Work Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment of Technical Secondary School Teachers in Malaysia

Abstract

Multidimensional leadership is a form of leadership style that can be applied by educational leaders in managing and administering schools. The application of this leadership style would also influence work satisfaction as well as organizational com4a3Q21mitment among teachers. This study looks at the strength of the relationship between principals’ multidimensional leadership with work satisfaction and commitment of technical secondary school teachers in Malaysia. In addition, it also looked at predictive factors which influence principals 'multidimensional leadership and work satisfaction on teachers' organizational commitment. This quantitative study was based on a survey of 217 secondary technical school teachers in Malaysia who completed a set of questionnaires. The findings were analyzed using the SPSS 26 version, which included Pearson Correlation and Linear Regression Analysis. The study's findings shed light on the relationship between multidimensional leadership, work satisfaction, and organizational commitment in Malaysian secondary technical schools. The findings also illustrate the predictive factor between multidimensional leadership, work satisfaction as well as organizational commitment in secondary technical schools in Malaysia.