scholarly journals Transformational leadership and employee outcomes: the mediating role of psychological empowerment

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Saira Saira ◽  
Sadia Mansoor ◽  
Muhammad Ali

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to empirically test the mediating effect of psychological empowerment in the relationship between transformational leadership and two employee outcomes: organizational citizenship behavior and turnover intention.Design/methodology/approachThe data were collected from 316 employees working in the textile industry to empirically test the proposed model.FindingsThe findings of this study indicate that psychological empowerment mediates the relationship between transformational leadership and both employee outcomes of organizational citizenship behavior and turnover intention.Research limitations/implicationsThis study suggests that organizations aiming to minimize turnover intention among employees should develop a transformational leadership style at the managerial level to enhance psychological empowerment among employees, which, in turn, will also improve organizational citizenship behavior.Originality/valueThis study proposes and tests the indirect effect of transformational leadership on organizational citizenship behavior and turnover intention via psychological empowerment.

2022 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  

Purpose Turnover intention remains an issue for many firms but can be effectively reduced if a transformational leadership style is adopted. Psychological empowerment of employees by such leaders helps increase both loyalty to the firm and willingness to engage in organizational citizenship behavior. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings Turnover intention remains an issue for many firms but can be effectively reduced if a transformational leadership style is adopted. Psychological empowerment of employees by such leaders helps increase both loyalty to the firm and willingness to engage in organizational citizenship behavior. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives and researchers’ hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.


2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (10) ◽  
pp. 4248 ◽  
Author(s):  
Khaled Alshihabat ◽  
Tarik Atan

The main objective of this study was to investigate the mediating effect of organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) in the relationship between transformational leadership (TLS) and corporate social responsibility practices (CSR). Another objective was to present adequate properties regarding the reliability of the scores, and evidence of the validity of the internal structure of the measurement instrument. Structure equation modeling (SEM) was used to analyze the data, which was randomly collected from 392 participants from the universities of Jordan. The overall assessment of the model was accepted and TLS was found to indirectly and significantly impact CSR practices through OCB, where the direct effect was significant, though lower than the indirect impact. This means that TLS is a good predictor of CSR practices, especially with the mediation of OCB. One of the implications of this finding is that leaders should promote OCB among their employees, as this will be reflected in their CSR practices, which is one of the requirements of sustainability. The originality of this research lies in it being the first to explore the indirect effect of TLS on CSR practices through OCB.


2017 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 463-481 ◽  
Author(s):  
Baek-Kyoo Joo ◽  
Sung Jun Jo

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of the perceived authentic leadership of supervisors and employees’ core self-evaluations on their organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) and to examine the role of psychological empowerment as a partial mediator of those relationships. Design/methodology/approach A cross-sectional survey was used to obtain individual perceptions from employees working in one of the biggest companies in Korea. Data from 374 samples was analyzed. Construct validity of each measurement model is examined using confirmatory factor analysis and the hypothesized structural model is tested by structural equation modeling. Findings The authors found that perceived authentic leadership, core self-evaluation, and employees’ psychological empowerment had significant impact on employees’ OCB, accounting for 58 percent of the variance in OCB. In addition, 54 percent of the variance in psychological empowerment was explained by authentic leadership and core self-evaluations, partially mediating the relationship between authentic leadership and OCB and the relationship between core self-evaluations and OCB. Originality/value Positivity is instrumental in driving intrinsic motivation for work and voluntary devotion to colleagues and organizations. This study contributed to the emerging research branch of management and organizational psychology such as positive organization scholarship and positive organizational behavior by exploring the relationship among the relevant constructs. More specifically, the authors found that positive contextual factor (i.e. authentic leadership), positive personality factor (i.e. core self-evaluations), and positive work experience (i.e. psychological empowerment) do have positive influence on employees’ extra-role performance (i.e. OCB).


2018 ◽  
Vol 60 (4) ◽  
pp. 953-964 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcy Rita ◽  
Otto Randa Payangan ◽  
Yohanes Rante ◽  
Ruben Tuhumena ◽  
Anita Erari

PurposeThis study aims to examine the relationship between transformational leadership, organizational commitment, motivation, organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) and employee performance.Design/methodology/approachThis research is located in the province of Papua, and more specifically at the District Secretariat Papua Province. The study was conducted in the months from April to June 2016. This study tested the effect of transformational leadership, organizational commitment, work motivation, OCB and performance Officer Regional Secretariat Papua Province, then the variable research is transformational leadership, organizational commitment, work motivation, OCB and performance officer. Structural equation modeling (SEM) calculation tool is commonly used is the program analysis of moment structures.FindingsThe results of studies show that moderating OCB does not significantly affect the relationship between organizational commitment, transformational leadership, work motivation and the performance of employees at the District Secretariat in Papua Province.Originality/valueOriginality of this paper is on the comprehensive study that combines the variables of transformational leadership, organizational commitment, work motivation, OCB and performance into a complete model of study. Originality for this paper shows the moderation effect of OCB on the effect of organizational commitment, transformational leadership and work motivation on employee performance. This research is located in the Province of Papua, and more specifically at the District Secretariat Papua Province.


2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (6) ◽  
pp. 1395-1412
Author(s):  
Vinno Petrus Manoppo

PurposeThe purpose of this research is to examining the effect of transformational leadership on work stress, organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) and turnover intention, examining the effect of work stress on OCB and turnover intention and examining the effect of OCB on turnover intention.Design/methodology/approachData were collected using the survey method, with questionnaires and data analysis were done employing the WarpPLS with two approaches. This research finds the results of this study indicate that the higher the transformational leadership, the lower the work stress will be. The positive significant relationship might be because of direction or command given by the leaders to nurses at each meeting held regularly.FindingsThe results of this study indicate that the higher transformational leadership, the lower the turnover intention will be even though it is not significant. The results of this study indicate that the higher the work stress, the lower the OCB, although not significant.Originality/valuePrevious studies have not examined the relationship of the variables mentioned above, especially in Manado where the respondents have different cultures.


2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 219-230
Author(s):  
Fef Rama Jaya Wijaya ◽  
Debora Eflina Purba

Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB) is defined as an employee's voluntary behavior which is not formally rewarded in spite of its potential to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of the organization. This study aimed to investigate the mediating effect of psychological empowerment in the relationship between perception of workload and OCB. This study used the approach-avoidance motivation as the theoretical framework. Research data were collected using the snowball sampling method that was implemented in an online survey that targeted employees of various private organizations in Indonesia (N = 201). The measures used in this study were the 9-item workload subscale of the Job Demand-Resource Scale, 12-item Psychological Empowerment Questionnaire (PEQ), and 14-item OCB subscale of the Task Performance Scale. Data were analyzed using the simple mediation regression technique of Macro PROCESS developed by Hayes for SPSS software. The results of this study showed that perceived workload has a positive effect on psychological empowerment and psychological empowerment has a positive effect on OCB. Further, results showed that psychological empowerment mediates the relationship between perceived workload and OCB.


2018 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 1293-1313 ◽  
Author(s):  
You-De Dai ◽  
Yu-Hsiang Hou ◽  
Kuan-Yang Chen ◽  
Wen-Long Zhuang

Purpose Drawing on organizational support theory, this study aims to propose and test a moderated path analysis to explore the interactive effect of perceived supervisor support and supervisors’ organizational embodiment on organizational citizenship behavior, as well as the mediating effect of perceived organizational support. Design/methodology/approach Hypotheses are tested using two-phase survey data collected from 398 dyads of employees and their immediate supervisors from 26 (three-to-five star) hotels in Taiwan. Findings The hierarchical linear modeling results suggest that perceived organizational support mediates the relationship between perceived supervisor support and organizational citizenship behavior. These findings indicate that supervisors’ organizational embodiment positively moderates the relationship between perceived supervisor support and perceived organizational support, which, in turn, mediates the interaction between perceived supervisor support and supervisors’ organizational embodiment on organizational citizenship behavior. Research limitations/implications This is the first study to examine the moderating role of supervisors’ organizational embodiment in hospitality domain. In high or low supervisors’ organizational embodiment context, hotels are supposed to assign representative managers that could strengthen the efficiency of perceived supervisor support. Finally, employees will perceive organizational support and then lead to employee organizational citizenship behavior. Originality/value Previous research indicates that perceived organizational support positively impacts various employee outcomes. However, the antecedents and psychological mechanisms of perceived organizational support are still not well understood. This research intends to fill these gaps in the literature.


2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 305-318
Author(s):  
Zhiyong Han ◽  
Qun Wang ◽  
Xiang Yan

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the mediating effect of felt obligation for constructive change on the relationship between responsible leadership and organizational citizenship behavior for the environment (OCBE) in a China corporate environment, and this paper also analyze the moderated mediating effect of supervisor-subordinate guanxi on indirect relationship between responsible leadership and OCBE via felt obligation for constructive change. Design/methodology/approach This paper used 380 employee samples to analyze the relationship between responsible leadership and OCBE. Hierarchical regression analyses and structural equation modeling was adopted to analyze the data. Findings The authors found that the felt obligation for constructive change plays a fully mediating role between responsible leadership and OCBE. The authors also found a positive interaction between responsible leadership and supervisor-subordinate guanxi on felt obligation for constructive change, and then the indirect effect of responsible leadership on OCBE via felt obligation for constructive change was stronger when employees perceived a high-level supervisor-subordinate guanxi. Research limitations/implications When responsible leadership stimulates employees to generate a high sense of constructive change, employees are more likely to engage in OCBE. This study provides evidence for cognitive evaluation theory. This study further demonstrated the importance of establishing high-quality supervisor-subordinate guanxi for responsible leaders and subordinates in China. Practical implications In the management practice of the organization, the role of responsible leadership should be strengthened in terms of leadership development and, employee training and promotion, and high-quality supervisor-subordinate guanxi help to promote the effectiveness of responsible leadership. Originality/value This paper discusses how and when responsible leadership influences OCBE in a China corporate environment.


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