Estilos de liderazgo y su incidencia en el compromiso organizacional con mediación de engagement en funcionarios(as) de los Gobiernos Autónomos Descentralizados Municipales de San Felipe de Oña y Chordeleg

Abstract

Public institutions face multiple challenges in a context of rapid globalization, where leadership and organizational commitment play a fundamental role in achieving institutional goals and objectives. However, their study is still limited. In this context, this research analyzes the leadership styles and organizational commitment of officials of the Decentralized Autonomous Governments (GADs) of San Felipe de Oña and Chordeleg. A quantitative methodology is used. The unit of analysis is the civil servants of the aforementioned GADs. The data collection technique is the survey, constructed based on three validated questionnaires: "Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire", developed by Bernard Bass and Bruce Avolio, Organizational Commitment questionnaire by Meyer and Allen, Ultrech Work Engagement Scale (UWES), reduced version, by Schaufeli and Bakker. The survey was applied to 164 employees (69 from San Felipe de Oña and 95 from Chordeleg). The results show that transformational leadership has an impact on organizational commitment, presenting a positive but moderate correlation between organizational commitment and transformational and transactional leadership styles. Specifically, in the GAD of San Felipe de Oña, there is no significant incidence of any type of leadership, while in the GAD of Chordeleg, Transformational Leadership has a positive impact on organizational commitment. In addition, Engagement mediates the relationship between transformational leadership style and organizational commitment of the GADs studied. In conclusion, it is shown that leadership styles, especially transformational leadership, directly influence organizational commitment