| The Relationship between Emotional Intelligence, Leader-Member Exchange and Organizational Commitment Jahanvash Karim, Institute d�Administration des Entreprises d�Aix-en-Provence, Clos Guiot Puyricard, France Issue 36 (Vol. 18, No. 2), June 2008, pp. 153-171. The purpose of this paper was to hypothesize the mediating impact of leader-member exchange (LMX) on the relationship between emotional intelligence (EI) and organizational commitment. A total of 98 participants voluntarily participated in the study. They represented four different organizations located in Balochistan province, Pakistan. Hypothesized relationships were examined using partial least squares (PLS) structural equation modeling. Results indicated that EI was positively related to LMX, which in turn was positively related to organizational commitment. In addition, the results indicated that LMX fully mediated the relationship between EI and organizational commitment. |