Pemimpin dan Hubungannya dengan Komitmen Pekerja : Satu Kajian di Cawangan Mekanikal Ibu Pejabat Jabatan Kerja Raya Kuala Lumpur

This research reports on a study to measure the relationship between leadership styles, five types of personalities, leaders ’ attitude and staffs’ commitment. This study further investigates the effect of these factors to the staffs’ commitment in Cawangan Mekanikal, Ibu Pejabat Jabatan Kerja Raya (IPJKR) Kuala Lumpur. A population of 72 respondents involved in the study. The data collected were analyzed using the SPSS Version 12.0 software program. Descriptive analysis used to identify the profile and level of commitment based on personal characteristics i.e. gender, age, marital status,
job category, length of service and how long they knew their supervisor. The findings shows that majority of the staffs had a moderate level of commitment. The study
revealed that there was no significant relationship between leadership styles and staffs ’ commitment. Extraversion, openness and conscientiousness were found to have
significant relationship with staffs’ commitment. Also, leaders ’ attitude had a significant relationship with commitment. The study also revealed that conscientiousness is the most potential factor to have an effect on the staffs’ commitment of Cawangan Mekanikal IPJKR. Implications of the findings were highlighted to the management of Cawangan Mekanikal IPJKR as an effort towards
enhancing the commitment among staff at all levels.