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MODERATION OF SUPERIOR SUBORDINATE COMMUNICATION RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN POLICY MAKING AND POLICY BASED ATTITUDE TOWARDS IMPLEMENTATION

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gmcr.2020(V-I).02      10.31703/gmcr.2020(V-I).02      Published : Mar 2020

Moderation of Superior-Subordinate Communication: Relationship between Policy-Making and Policy based Attitude towards Implementation

Abstract

    The study bridges the research gap concerning the direct relation of policymaking (PM) and policy-based attitude (PBA), later by investigating the moderation of superior-subordinate communication (SSC) in their relationship by advancing the LMX theory. Using the demonstrative sample (n=253) collected from the in-service bureaucrats of Punjab, data were analyzed by using (SEM) Structural Equation Modeling approach on AMOS 22.0. The findings demonstrate that a positive relationship existed between policymaking and policy-based attitude. Meanwhile, SSC moderates the policymaking and policy-based attitude positively. It also suggests some recommendations for improving the policymaking by ensuring the availability of SSC channels among the bureaucracy of Punjab.

    Superior-Subordinate Communication, Policymaking, Policy-Based Attitude, Pakistan. Bureaucracy of Punjab.

    (1) Syed Hassan Raza
    Lecturer, Department of Communication Studies, Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Tahir Mahmood
    Assistant Professor, Department of Communication Studies, Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Moneeba Iftikhar
    Lecturer, Department of Mass Communication, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Pakistan.
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    TURABIAN : Raza, Syed Hassan, Tahir Mahmood, and Moneeba Iftikhar. "Moderation of Superior-Subordinate Communication: Relationship between Policy-Making and Policy based Attitude towards Implementation." Global Mass Communication Review V, no. I (2020): 15-29. https://doi.org/10.31703/gmcr.2020(V-I).02