The influence of transformational leadership on followers' affective commitment The role of perceived organizational support and supervisor's organizational embodiment

摘要

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to examine why and when followers of transformational leaders exhibit increased affective organizational commitment. Particularly, the authors examined the role played by perceived organizational support (POS) and supervisor's organizational embodiment (SOE), i.e. a perception concerning the extent to which employees identify their supervisor with the organization, in this relationship.