TY - JOUR T1 - The Relationship Between Leader-Member Exchange and Job Satisfaction: The Mediating Role of Work Alienation AU - Siron, Rusinah Bt. AU - Muttar, Ahmed Kh. AU - Ahmad, Zainal Ariffin AU - Tarsipan, Mohd Amin B. JO - International Business Management VL - 10 IS - 17 SP - 3956 EP - 3963 PY - 2016 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1993-5250 DO - ibm.2016.3956.3963 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=ibm.2016.3956.3963 KW - Technical colleges and institutes KW -leader-member exchange KW -work alienation KW -job satisfaction KW -Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) AB - The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between leader-member exchange and job satisfaction among the academic stahh in the Iraqi technical colleges and institutes and evaluate the mediation effect of work alienation. A quantitative approach and survey instruments were adopted in this study. The total number of returned questionnaires was 419 from a total of 750 questionnaires. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) was employeed to test the mediating effect of work alienation. The results revealed that work alienation partially mediated the relationship between leader-member exchange and academic job satisfaction among the academic staff ain Iraqi technical colleges and institutes. ER -