Organizational commitment is a term that refers to how deeply commited or attached a person is to an organization. This notion is used in business organization theory to study how workers relate to their place of work, and to find ways to improve morale, loyalty, and performance. There are two ways in which leaders inside an organization can exercise their leadership: power, that is, the formal position of a leader within the organization's hierarchical structure, and influence, which refers to the informal leadership exercised by a leader over the rest of its colleagues. This last type of leadership can come from the personal charisma of leaders, because of their seniority, because they're respected, etc. <u>A leader who holds both formal power and informal influence, will have a moderate and positive effect over organizational commitment</u>, as employees will feel more attached to an organization when they have a leader that they respect and with whom they share a positive emotional connection.
