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Exemplary Leadership and Employee Commitment in Private Health Sector in Port Harcourt, Rivers State; Nigeria

International Journal of Psychology and Cognitive Science
Vol.4 , No. 1, Publication Date: Jan. 11, 2018, Page: 1-8

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[1]	Batholomew Peter, Department of Management, University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
[2]	Ogunbiyi Aladi Sunday, Department of Management, University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.

Abstract

This study examined the relationship between exemplary leadership and employee commitment in private health sector in Port Harcourt, Rivers State; Nigeria. An exploratory research design was adopted for the study. The data were sourced from both primary and secondary means. From the field survey, the researchers retrieved and analysed one hundred and three (103) sets of structured questionnaires using Kendall's tau-b correlation coefficient to determine the association between the variables as well as the significance of the relationship existing among them. The findings revealed that the dimensions of exemplary leadership namely: model the way, inspire a shared vision, and challenge the process respectively exhibited significant relationships with employee commitment in private health sector. Therefore, it was concluded that, there is a direct and significant relationship between exemplary leadership and employee commitment in private health sector in Port Harcourt. This informed the researchers’ recommendations for private health outfits on how essential exemplary leadership is to achieving sustainable competitive advantage through enhanced employee commitment.

Keywords

Exemplary Leadership, Model the Way, Shared Vision, Challenge the Process, Employee Commitment

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