The Influences of Paternalistic Leadership, Job Stress, and Organizational Commitment on Organizational performance: An Empirical Study of Policemen in Taiwan

Due to the change of society, the development of technology, the cross straight interaction and the internationalization of Taiwan over past decades, police officers faced more severe criminal conditions when they executed their duties. From 2002 to 2006, 103 police officers died and 2,791 police officers were wounded on duty, and 37 were committed suicide, according to the National Police Agency of the Ministry of Interior in Taiwan. This study concludes that paternalistic leadership, job stress, and organizational commitment are significantly influenced on organizational performance. Some suggestions for the study are (a) high-rank officers need to build an integrity and responsive attitude rather than authority to lead subordinates, (b) high-rank officers should create an environment for subordinates to fulfill their own ideal and ambition and make them feel proud, and (c) the police authorities should understand the impacts of job stress on the policemen.