The managerial loyalty and its assessment

Abstract

The goal of the article is to analyse the managerial loyalty, its indicators, components, and influence on subordinate loyalty. For this purpose the scientific works of foreign and Lithuanian authors were studied and the content analysis of Lithuanian academic journals and relevant scientific literature published in Lithuania in the period of 2006-2010 was performed. A research in Lithuanian organisations was conducted by way of a survey of 72 different level managers. A managerial loyalty was assessed by comparing public and business sectors, management levels of the executives as well as their age. The authors hope that this article provides initial insights into issue of managerial loyalty in Lithuanian organizations.