Abstract:
This study is focused mainly on identifying the impact of leader-member exchange with mediating role of work engagement on job satisfaction. This study has selected manufacturing sector of Pakistan and targeted the officials of manufacturing firms to collect the data to be used within this study. Research instrument used within this study for the collection of data from respondents has been the structured questionnaire. Various statistical instruments that are used primarily to analyze the relationship between these variables includes descriptive frequencies, reliability, correlation, regression, ANOVA, coefficient etc. The results interpreted through correlation and regression by the help of SPSS software have shown the significant positive correlation between leader-member exchange (independent variable), work engagement (mediating variable), and job satisfaction (dependent variable). The findings have explained that leader-member exchange and work engagement prove highly significant in influencing job satisfaction in manufacturing sector of Pakistan. Conclusively, it has been found that leader-member exchange and work engagement has significant positive impact on job satisfaction, whereas there exists a positive relationship between leader-member exchange and work engagement in manufacturing sector of Pakistan.
