Does Perceived Organizational Support Moderate the Relationship Between Effective Leadership and Psychological Contract Fulfilment Among Police Officers

Abstract

The study was aimed to investigate if perceived organizational support moderated the relationship between effective leadership and psychological contract fulfilment among police officers. One hundred and seventy-one (171) Police Officers participated in the study, they were selected from different units/police stations in Awka, Anambra State. Psychological Contract Breach and Violation Scale (Robinson & Morrison, 2000), Survey of Perceived Organizational Support (SPOS) (Rhoades et al., 2001) and BCE Leadership style (Nwafor et. al, 2014) were used for data collection. The survey research design was adopted for this study and Pearson Moment Correlation and Hierarchical Linear Regression Statistics was used in testing the research hypotheses. The results revealed that perceived organizational support is closely associated with psychological contract fulfilment at r = .41, p<. 01, effective leadership is closely associated with perceived organizational support is at r = .20, p<.0.1, Moderated regression analysis showed that effective leadership and perceived organizational support were important factors in predicting psychological contract fulfilment, and
this had the adjusted R2 for the model at .19, and this was significant at F 3(378) = 10.03, p<.01. Independently, effective leadership positively and significantly contributed and predicted psychological contract fulfilment B = .03, p<.01. Similarly, perceived organizational support positively contributed to psychological contract fulfilment at B = .02, p< .01. In Model 2, it was observed that perceived Organizational support moderated the relationship between effective leadership and psychological contract fulfilment (B = .01, p< .01). Based on the findings, it was recommended that organizations and leaders should ensure that employee are respected and valued for their contributions in the organization, and their well-being should be prioritized, also imbibe the culture of providing effective leadership by always trying to bridge the communication gap within the ranks of police force.