MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS HO CHI MINH CITY ------------ TRAN GIANG PHONG RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AUTHENTIC LEADERSHIP AND JOB SATISFACTION & MODERATING ROLES OF SELF-EFFICACY AND OPTIMISM. MASTER THESIS OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATOR HO CHI MINH CITY – 2012 123doc MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS HO CHI MINH CITY ------------ TRAN GIANG PHONG RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AUTHENTIC LEADERSHIP AND JOB SATISFACTION & MODERATING ROLES OF SELF-EFFICACY AND OPTIMISM Subject: Master of Business Administrator Code: 60.02 THESIS OF MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATOR SUPERVISOR: DR. PHAM QUOC HUNG HO CHI MINH CITY – 2012 123doc I ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I would like to express my sincerest gratitude to the following for their commitment, guidance and support: My family, my father and my mother for your unwavering love, Respectful lecturers of University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City, who have empowered me with considerably useful knowledge during the time I studied in the University, especially Dr. Pham Quoc Hung, who have whole- heartedly instructed me to approach relevant matters in reality, scientific research methods, as well as the contents of the subject.
Students of the eMBA – K19 course, University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City for kindly helping me collect information necessary for the study. My friends and work colleagues, who support me to collect data as well as emotional support during the completion of this thesis. Although the author has tried the best to complete the thesis, but errors could not be comprehensively avoided. Therefore, the author is looking forward to receiving the inputs and comments from respectful lecturers and friends, so that the thesis could be more and more improved.
Tran Giang Phong Ho Chi Minh, 26 Oct 2012 123doc II COMMITMENT I would like to commit that this thesis, “relationship between authentic leadership and job satisfaction & moderating roles of self-efficacy and optimism”, was accomplished based on my independent and serious studies and scientific researches. The data was collected in reality and it has clear origins. In addition to that, the data would be trust-worthily handled and it has never been released in any menu. Tran Giang Phong 123doc 1 CONTENTS CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY.
Research scope and approach:. 6 CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW, THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK AND HYPOTHESES.2 Dimensions of authentic leadership. Role of job satisfaction. Determinants of job satisfaction.3 The influence of authentic leadership on job satisfaction.
21 CHAPTER 3: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY. Optimism and Self-Efficacy. Translation of the questionnaire. The pilot study.
Pilot study phase 1. Pilot study phase 2. Selecting the sample and collecting data. Methods of data analysis.
Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA). Independent Samples T-test. 35 CHAPTER 4: DATA ANALYSIS. Profiles of qualified respondents.
Reliability of the measurements. Confirmatory factor analysis. Effects of authentic leadership, self-efficacy and optimism on job satisfaction:. Moderating effects of self-efficacy and optimism on the relationship between authentic leadership and job satisfaction.
Independent Samples T-test. Discussions of findings:. Limitations and recommendations for future research:. 65 123doc 3 Appendix 2: result of reliability test of the measurements.
71 Appendix 3: result of confirmatory factor analysis. 73 Appendix 4: result of regression analysis. 76 Figure 2-1: the hypothesized model……………………………………………….22 Figure 3-1: The Research Process ……………….…………………………24 Figure 4-1: CFA model………………………….………………………41 Figure 4-2: effect of interaction between authentic leadership and optimism on job satisfaction….49 Table 3-1: Assessing Fit Indices………………………………………………………………………………………………….………33 Table 4-1: Socio-demographic Characteristics of The Qualified Samples………………………………….38 Table 4-2: Summary of Cronbach Alpha Measures Across Variables…………………………………….……………39 Table 4-3: Assessing Fit Indices – Hypothesized Model…………………………………………………….…43 Table 4-5: result of regression analysis of authentic leadership on job satisfaction……………………….…44 Table 4-6: result of regression analysis of moderating effect of self-efficacy and optimism in 3 groups …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…46 Table 4-8: Independent Samples T-test: difference of job satisfaction level on gender of respondents ……………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………………………………………………50 123doc 4 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY 1. Research background Neither reputation, customers, technology nor physical resources, human resource is the most important asset which makes organization successful.
Without good manpower, organization could not develop their business. Retaining the talents in organization is an emergent challenge that every organization must consider.