Title: Mediation effect of organisational leadership on internal business environment and organisational commitment: insights from Oman

Authors: Ramo Palalić; Golam Mostafa Khan; Veland Ramadani; Salem Al Abri; Hamza Smajić

Addresses: Department of Management, College of Economics and Political Science, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman ' Department of Management, College of Economics and Political Science, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman ' Faculty of Business and Economics, South East European University, North Macedonia ' College of Business Administration, A'Sharqiyah University, Oman ' Department of Economics and Management, Faculty of Business and Administration, International University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Abstract: Many studies have been conducted in this region applying specific theoretical frameworks in the real sector. However, fewer studies showed that leadership can be a positive mediator towards a positive internal business environment and organisational commitment. Hence, this study takes a different approach in the theory application. In contrast, the study applies the mediation role of leadership (transactional and transformational) between internal business environment and organisational commitment in the public sector. The study has conducted a self-administered survey to collect the data. Out of 412 participants in total, 267 was an adequate sample size for this study. The case study showed that transformational and transactional leadership, as mediators over the internal environment, significantly affect organisational commitment in a public service organisation in the Sultanate of Oman. Moreover, exciting results are discussed while concluding remarks are provided throughout the conclusion, including theoretical and practical implications, limitations, and future works of the study.

Keywords: transformational leadership; transactional leadership; TNLD; public sector; organisational commitment; internal business environment; IBE; Oman.

DOI: 10.1504/MEJM.2023.129424

Middle East Journal of Management, 2023 Vol.10 No.2, pp.203 - 224

Received: 27 Oct 2021
Accepted: 02 Dec 2021
Published online: 09 Mar 2023 *

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