title: Studies of transformational leadership in the consumer service workgroup: cooperative conflict resolution and the mediating roles of job satisfaction and change commitment.
abstract: The present paper evaluates the effect of transformational leadership on job satisfaction and change commitment along with their interconnected effects (mediation) on cooperative conflict resolution (management) in customer service activities in Taiwan. The multi-source samples consist of data from personnel serving at customer centers (workgroups), such as phone service personnel, customer representatives, financial specialists, and front-line salespeople. An empirical study was carried out using a multiple mediation procedure incorporating boot-strapping techniques and PRODCLIN2 with structural equation modeling (SEM) analysis. The results indicate that the main effect of the leadership style on cooperative conflict resolution is mediated by change commitment and job satisfaction.
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Business and Administration, Shu-Te University, No. 59 Hun Shang Rd., Yen Chao District, Kaohsiung City 82445, Taiwan. yifeng@stu.edu.tw
authors.forename: Yi-Feng
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007221:Industry; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D007857:Leadership; D008297:Male; D017008:Negotiating / Q000379:methods*; D010558:Personnel Loyalty; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013624:Taiwan; D000078329:Workforce