A Jordanian empirical study of the associations among transformational leadership, transactional leadership, knowledge sharing, job performance, and firm performance

2016 ◽  
Vol 35 (5) ◽  
pp. 681-705 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ra'ed Masa'deh ◽  
Bader Yousef Obeidat ◽  
Ali Tarhini
Keyword(s):  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Firm Performance ◽  
Job Performance ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Leadership Styles ◽  
Transactional Leadership ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Transformational And Transactional Leadership ◽  
The Impact

Purpose – Knowledge sharing adoption has been considered as a significant practice for organizations. However, there is a modest empirical confirmation to indicate how these organizations value the richness of their knowledge capabilities. The purpose of this paper is to investigate both transformational and transactional leadership styles that influence employees’ knowledge sharing practices, and the impact of the latter on job performance, and then on firm performance. Design/methodology/approach – Data collected from 179 employees at the higher council of youth in Jordan were empirically tested using structural equation modelling. Findings – The findings revealed that both transformational and transactional leadership styles have significant impact on job performance, and the latter on firm performance. Also, it was found that transactional leadership impacted knowledge sharing, whereas transformational leadership did not. Originality/value – This research proposes a new approach to understand knowledge sharing adoption, and outlines some theoretical and managerial implications of the findings.

Psychological identification with job: a leadership-OCB mediator

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 548-565
Author(s):  
Kwasi Dartey-Baah ◽  
Seth Ayisi Addo
Keyword(s):  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Leadership Styles ◽  
Transactional Leadership ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Job Involvement ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Transformational And Transactional Leadership ◽  
Formal Requirements

Purpose This study aims to examine influence of transformational and transactional leadership styles on employees’ organisational citizenship behaviours (OCBs), as well as the mediating role of job involvement in the Ghanaian hospitality industry. Design/methodology/approach Data were gathered from 258 employees in some selected hotels and restaurants in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana through a survey and analysed using covariance-based structural equation modelling. Findings The results indicated that both leadership styles influenced employees’ OCBs positively. Furthermore, job involvement positively influenced OCB and mediated between transformational leadership and OCB but not between transactional leadership and employees’ OCBs. Practical implications The study reaffirms the importance of employees’ OCBs and recommends that hotels and restaurants must encourage their supervisors to exhibit more transformational leadership behaviours (motivational, inspirational and visionary behaviours), as well as a combination of transformational and transactional leadership behaviours which can influence their employees to go beyond formal requirements, and get more involved in their jobs to the benefit of the organisations. Originality/value This study reveals the extent to which internal motivations of employees, specifically their job involvement, causes their extra-role behaviours and influences the leaders–OCB relationships from a developing country perspective.

Leadership in the safety sense: where does perceived organisational support fit?

2019 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seth Ayisi Addo ◽  
Kwasi Dartey-Baah
Keyword(s):  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Leadership Styles ◽  
Transactional Leadership ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Power Transmission ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Organisational Support ◽  
Transformational And Transactional Leadership ◽  
Perceived Organisational Support

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine leaders’ influence on the safety behaviours of employees and the possible mediating role of perceived organisational support (POS), focussing on transformational and transactional leadership. Design/methodology/approach Data were gathered through a survey from 264 engineers and technicians in the power transmission subsector in Ghana and analysed using structural equation modelling. Findings The analyses revealed that transformational leadership influenced safety behaviours positively while transactional leadership had no significant influence on employees’ safety behaviours. POS also mediated between the leadership styles and safety behaviours. Practical implications Supervisors need to exhibit more transformational leadership behaviours and organisations need to show support for their employees’ wellbeing in order to aid supervisors’ influence on employees’ safety behaviours, especially if the leaders are more transactional in nature. Originality/value The study addresses a dearth in literature and highlights the influences of leadership styles on the safety behaviours of the employees, as well as the importance of the organisation to commit to employees’ support and safety so as to enhance their good perceptions and consequently elicit better performance from them.

The effect of leadership styles on employees’ work outcomes in nonprofit organizations: the role of work engagement as an intervening factor

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Styles ◽  
Transactional Leadership ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Affective Commitment ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Transformational And Transactional Leadership ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of transformational and transactional leadership styles on employees’ affective commitment and OCB in NPOs and the role of work engagement as an intervening mechanism. Design/methodology/approach Data was gathered from the responses of 400 employees working in Italian NPOs to an online questionnaire survey. A quantitative analytical research design was implemented and structural equation modeling techniques were used in analyzing the data. Findings The results suggest transformational and transactional leadership have a positive effect on affective commitment and OCB and work engagement mediating role between these variables. Practical implications Therefore organizations would benefit from introducing leadership training programs which focus on the influence that leaders have on employees’ work-related outcomes. Originality/value This paper has an original approach as it adds to the leadership literature by being one of the few studies to examine the impact of transformational and transactional leadership on employees’ attitudes and behaviors in NPOs.

Leadership style and the process of organizational change

2015 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 2-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ann-Louise Holten ◽  
Sten Olof Brenner
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Styles ◽  
Transactional Leadership ◽  
Leadership Style ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Long Term Effect ◽  
Transformational And Transactional Leadership ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Reactions To Change

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify processes which may contribute to followers’ positive reactions to change. By focusing on the relationship between change antecedents and explicit reactions, the authors investigate the direct and indirect relationships between leadership styles (transformational and transactional) and followers’ appraisal of change through manager engagement. Design/methodology/approach – Using data from a longitudinal survey among 351 followers in two Danish organizations, the study tracked the planned implementation of team organization at two different times. Data were analyzed using structural equation modelling. Findings – Transformational and transactional leadership styles were positively related to the engagement of managers. Managers’ engagement was associated with followers’ appraisal of change. The two leadership styles also had a direct, long-term effect on followers’ change appraisal; positive for transformational leadership and negative for transactional leadership. Practical implications – The results have potential implications for change management, as followers’ change appraisal may be improved by developing managers’ leadership style and engagement. Originality/value – This is the first study to provide longitudinal evidence of the direct and indirect effects of leadership styles on followers’ change appraisal.

scholarly journals Transactional and Transformational Leadership Styles as Predictors of Employee Performance During the Covid-19 Crisis and the Mediating Role of Organisational Culture

2021 ◽  
pp. 39-51
Author(s):  
Tsabitah Ramadhanti ◽  
Jugindar Singh Kartar Singh ◽  
Janitha Kularajasingham
Keyword(s):  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Leadership Styles ◽  
Transactional Leadership ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Employee Performance ◽  
Organisational Culture ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
The Impact

The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of transformational and transactional leadership styles on employee performance. The mediating role of organisational culture was also examined. This quantitative study utilised a survey approach to collect primary data from 165 respondents engaged in the private sector in Jakarta, Indonesia. The data was collected during the Covid 19 pandemic. Structural equation modelling using Smart Pls was used to analyse the data. The data analysis showed that only transformational leadership behaviour had a strong and significant impact on employees’ performance. However, the impact of transactional leadership on employee performance was not significant. In addition, the organisational culture had an indirect effect on employee’s performance. The practical implications suggest that leaders should adopt transformational leadership to inspire and motivate employees. Transformational leaders must develop the inner agility to resolve problems by being open-minded, flexible and adopt best practices. This study provided new insights from the theoretical perspective, and the findings were consistent with the transformational leadership model. From an originality perspective, this study found that organisational culture mediates the relationship between leadership styles on employee performance.

scholarly journals KERJASAMA TIM MEMEDIASI DAMPAK KEPEMIMPINAN TRANSFORMASIONAL DAN TRANSAKSIONAL TERHADAP KINERJA KERJA

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 79-92
Author(s):  
Hanna Fransiska ◽  
Sunjoyo Sunjoyo
Keyword(s):  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Job Performance ◽  
Transactional Leadership ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Team Cooperation ◽  
Transformational And Transactional Leadership ◽  
Leadership Beliefs

The three main objectives of this study are: a) to test and analyze the effects of transformational and transactional leadership to teamwork positively; b) to test and analyze the effect of teamwork direct and positive impact on the performance of the work; c) to examine and analyze the influence of transformational and transactional leadership direct and positive impact on job performance. The study sample consisted of 121 (one hundred and twenty one) leaders who work in 17 (seventeen) private companies operating in the city of Bandung. Two of the five hypotheses are supported, which hypotheses were tested using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). There are several findings from this study is the first transformational leadership positively affect teamwork, but does not affect the transactional leadership team cooperation positively. The second is teamwork does not affect the performance of work directly and positively. The third is transformational leadership directly affects job performance and positive, but transactional leadership does not affect job performance. The implications of this research was discussed as well as suggestions for future research.   Keywords: Transformational Leadership; Transactional Leadership; Teamwork; Job Performance; Leadership Beliefs Inventory (LBI); Practice Environment Survey.

scholarly journals The Impact Of Transformational And Transactional Leadership Styles On Employees Satisfaction And Performance: An Empirical Test In A Multicultural Environment

2011 ◽  
Vol 3 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Cedwyn Fernandes ◽  
Raed Awamleh
Keyword(s):  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Leadership Styles ◽  
Transactional Leadership ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Strong Impact ◽  
Employees Satisfaction ◽  
Transformational And Transactional Leadership ◽  
The Impact ◽  
International Companies

This study tests the transformational leadership theory among managers at functional levels in United Arab Emirates (UAE) international companies. The UAE business sector was chosen due to its significance in the regional economy and its sizable contributions as the UAE continues to lead its neighboring countries in business development and technological advancements. More specifically, the UAE economy depends very heavily on expatriate workers and professionals, which creates a rich yet challenging environment for leadership models. The paper examines the effects of both transformational and transactional leadership styles of managers/supervisors on employees satisfaction and self-perceived performance. Self-esteem and leadership disposition (Romance of Leadership) of employees are hypothesized to act as moderators. The impact of cultural origin, gender, age, and job experience are also examined. Data was collected from employees working in international companies operating in the UAE. Results revealed a strong effect for transformational leadership on satisfaction. Importantly, results do challenge the view that both leadership styles are necessary conditions for leadership to be operationalized. Cultural and demographic factors showed strong impact on the dependent variables as did RLS and self-esteem. All findings are discussed and future research directions outlined.

The core competence of successful owner-managed SMEs

2018 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 252-272 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hee Song Ng ◽  
Daisy Mui Hung Kee
Keyword(s):  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Firm Performance ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Core Competence ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Technical Competence ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Core ◽  
The Core Competence ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to measure the impact of transformational leadership, entrepreneurial competence and technical competence on firm performance via innovativeness in owner-managed small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Design/methodology/approach Data were gathered from 178 owner-managers of SMEs operating in Malaysia using a self-report questionnaire. The data were analysed using partial least squares structural equation modelling. Findings The results show that, except in the link between transformational leadership and process innovativeness, all relationships linking transformational leadership, entrepreneurial and technical competence with innovativeness, and linking innovativeness with firm performance are significant. Research limitations/implications The self-report questionnaires that were administered to owner-managers of SMEs constitute a limitation for this research, as they may not always produce reliable and valid responses due to single informant response and common method bias. Practical implications The study findings have strong theoretical and managerial implications for owner-managed SMEs seeking to adopt the four core metrics, namely, transformational leadership, entrepreneurial competence, technical competence and innovativeness, as the management core, all of which are necessary for meaningful, sustainable, disruptive transformation to do well in business, even with limited resources. Originality/value The value of this study lies in its effort to focus on the core competence of owner-managed SMEs, which remains relatively underexplored in the context of developing countries. Moreover, little is yet known about their combined effects on firm performance.

Transactional and transformational leadership

2014 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 809-822 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gennaro F. Vito ◽  
George E. Higgins ◽  
Andrew S. Denney
Keyword(s):  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Transactional Leadership ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Middle Managers ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Transformational And Transactional Leadership ◽  
Transactional And Transformational Leadership

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine three different structural models the Leadership Challenge model to determine if they best capture transactional or transformational leadership. The three models are derived from the literature. Design/methodology/approach – The data for this study come from self-report surveys of middle managers that are attending the Administrative Officers Course at the Southern Police Institute. The managers completed the 30-item 360° leadership challenge measure. Because the leadership challenge measure is a 360° evaluation of leadership, up to five observers provided data about their manager. The authors use the data from the observer in this study. Using structural equation modeling, the authors examine the aims. Findings – The findings show two important advances. First, the leadership challenge model may capture both transformational and transactional leadership. Second, the findings support the view that the really captures transformational leadership. Originality/value – To the authors’ knowledge, no study has performed this type of examination in the policing literature. The value of this type examination is high.

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