Rusinah Bt.  Siron, Ahmed Kh.  Muttar, Zainal Ariffin  Ahmad, Mohd Amin B.  Tarsipan, 
    The Relationship Between Leader-Member Exchange and Job
Satisfaction: The Mediating Role of Work Alienation,
    International Business Management,
    Volume 10,Issue 17,
    2016,
    Pages 3956-3963,
    ISSN 1993-5250,
    ibm.2016.3956.3963,
    (https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=ibm.2016.3956.3963)
    Abstract: 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.
    Keywords: Technical colleges and institutes;leader-member exchange;work alienation;job satisfaction;Structural Equation Modeling (SEM)