LEADERSHIP IN HRM IN RELATION TO THE COMMITMENT OF EMPLOYEES IN SAUDI ARABIA

Abstract

Leadership is the most important factor in terms of organizational management. A leader is essential for attaining an organization's goals and ensuring the commitment of an employee towards the company. Thus, in this work, the relationship between leadership and employee commitment in a private organization in Saudi Arabia was analyzed. The sample size of this work is 133 employees of the private organization in Saudi Arabia. Quantitative research method has been used in this work. The data was collected by sending survey questions to the employees via e-mail and instant messaging applications. The results were analyzed in terms of basic percentage statistic. The findings of this work have shown that 94.7 % of the respondents stated that the leader have set priorities and organize the work to meet the deadlines. Furthermore, the results have shown that the leader in their company conducts work discussion and resolves disagreement, includes employees in work discussion, solves problems through analysis, assists subordinates to clarify work-related goals, uses policies and procedures as guidance to solve problems and promotes unconventional beliefs. Likewise, majority of the respondents have agreed that they feel committed to the organization. Hence, it is concluded that there is a good relationship between leadership and employee commitment.