Bibliographical entryLo, MC, Ramayah, T. and Min, HW, (2009). Leadership styles and organizational commitment: A test of the Malaysian manufacturing industry. African Journal of Marketing Management, 1 (6), 133-139. Problem In Malaysia, there were often complaints that employees were not as loyal as before. Employees would tend to leave their company for slightly better pay due to low engagement. Therefore, the biggest challenge for Malaysian organizations was to foster a sense of commitment and loyalty to their employees. Comments - The problem statements matched the title and appeared to have educational significance. The problem was clearly visible to the average reader. Objective The objective of this study was to examine the leadership style and organizational commitment of employees in the Malaysian context. Two types of leadership styles, namely transformational and transactional leadership styles, were chosen as the research focus to study the impact on organizational commitment. Comments - The objective was stated clearly and concisely, the title was accepted and limited to the abilities and resources of the researcher. The aim was to address the problem.ObjectivesSpecifically, the study sought to determine whether leadership theory and organizational commitment were applicable in manufacturing companies located in Malaysia. This research attempts to answer the following questions: (1) does transformational leadership directly predict employee organizational commitment; and (2) Does transactional leadership directly predict employee organizational commitment. Comment - The authors' goals were achievable, and they chose to obtain them by testing null hypotheses. These hypotheses...... middle of article ...... had shown that transformational leaders were more capable of generating employee engagement than transactional leaders. Comments - Conclusions were based on the results and stated logically. Recommendations Implications of the findings, potential limitations of the study and directions for future research are suggested. List of References The format used to list the references was consistent and all references given were cited within the article and were from a variety of sources, including journals, books, and theses.Overall ReviewThis study represents the theoretical and empirical research regarding leadership styles and organizational commitment in the manufacturing industry. There has been very little empirical research on organizing conducted in the manufacturing industry. Overall, this was a very interesting and significant contribution to the field of research..