scholarly journals Transformational Leadership and Job Satisfaction: The Case of Secondary Education Teachers in Greece

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (10) ◽  
pp. 158
Author(s):  
Zacharo Kouni ◽  
Marios Koutsoukos ◽  
Dimitra Panta
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
High Schools ◽  
Secondary Education ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
School Context ◽  
School Principal ◽  
Transformational Leader ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Perceptions Of Teachers

In international literature there are many documented studies which have shown the relationship between leadership and job satisfaction. Specifically, transformational leadership is highly associated with this important and positive work attitude, that is, job satisfaction. The interpretation in a school context is that the director should operate as transformational leader so as to produce better educational outcomes through teachers' job satisfaction. In Greece, little empirical research has been done to investigate the perceptions of teachers about the relationship between transformational leadership and job satisfaction of teachers. The purpose of the present study is to investigate the perceptions of teachers to the extent that transformational leadership contributes to job satisfaction. The selected research method is a combination of quantitative and qualitative methods, namely using the questionnaire and the interview. The sample consisted of 171 teachers from two types of educational institutions, secondary junior high schools and high schools, of a local directorate of secondary education. The survey results showed that teachers feel substantial satisfaction when the school principal acts as a transformational leader. Demographic variables, the type of school, and work experience, do not affect the views of teachers.

scholarly journals The Relationship between Physical Education Teachers’ Perceptions of Principals’ Transformational Leadership and Creative Teaching Behavior at Junior and Senior High Schools: A Cross-Level Moderating Effect on Innovative School Climates

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (15) ◽  
pp. 8184
Author(s):  
Chia-Ming Chang ◽  
Huey-Hong Hsieh ◽  
Yu-Hui Chou ◽  
Hsiu-Chin Huang
Keyword(s):  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
High Schools ◽  
School Climate ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
School Level ◽  
Physical Education Teachers ◽  
Teaching Behaviors ◽  
Creative Teaching ◽  
The Relationship

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between a principal’s transformational leadership and creative teaching behavior of physical education teachers at junior and senior high schools in Taiwan (at the individual level) and the cross-level effect on creative teaching behaviors of physical education teachers in an innovative school climate (at the school level) and the moderator effect of an innovative school climate on the relationship between a principal’s transformational leadership and creative teaching behaviors of physical education teachers. A total of 800 questionnaires were distributed to physical education teachers at 59 junior and senior high schools and 477 valid surveys were collected for data analysis. Using hierarchical linear modeling, we found that at the individual level, a principal’s transformational leadership has a positive impact on creative teaching behaviors of physical education teachers, and at the school level, an innovative school climate has a positive impact on creative teaching behaviors (at the person level) of physical education teachers. An innovative school climate at the school level has no moderating effects on the relationship between a principal’s transformational leadership and creative teaching behaviors of physical education teachers. This study provides implications and applications for cross-level studies, and builds the foundation for future multilevel research.

scholarly journals Status Quos Are Made to be Broken: The Roles of Transformational Leadership, Job Satisfaction, Psychological Empowerment, and Voice Behavior

SAGE Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 215824402110067
Author(s):  
Sehrish Ilyas ◽  
Ghulam Abid ◽  
Fouzia Ashfaq ◽  
Muhammad Ali ◽  
Wasif Ali
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Social Exchange ◽  
Social Exchange Theory ◽  
Psychological Empowerment ◽  
Employee Voice ◽  
Voice Behavior ◽  
Multiple Mediation ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Relationship

Employee voice behavior has attained significant attention in contemporary research due to its positive consequences for both workers and employers. Drawing on the social exchange theory, this study examined the mediating role of job satisfaction and psychological empowerment on the relationship between transformational leadership and employee’s voice behavior. Data were collected through survey questionnaires by utilizing a three-wave time-lagged study design from employees from diverse private and public sector organizations in Pakistan. The parallel multiple mediation is tested through Hayes’s process macro. The results indicate that job satisfaction and psychological empowerment partially mediate the relationship between transformational leadership and employee’s voice behavior. Further analysis depicts that both job satisfaction and psychological empowerment leveraged under transformational leadership act as parallel mediators and have no statistical significant difference between them. The theoretical and managerial implications are discussed.

scholarly journals Leadership and Job Satisfaction in the Healthcare Sector: An Exploratory Study in Lebanon

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 46
Author(s):  
Said Hussein ◽  
Inaya Wahidi
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Healthcare Sector ◽  
Active Listening ◽  
Intellectual Stimulation ◽  
Idealized Influence ◽  
Inspirational Motivation ◽  
Administrative Employees ◽  
Leadership Components ◽  
The Relationship

More and more, healthcare institutions work to ameliorate the relation supervisor/supervised. In hospitals, transformational leadership proved to influence employee’s motivation and satisfaction (Spinelli, 2006, p.20) thus the hospital’s services. To our knowledge, there is no study conducted on the administrative employees in the healthcare sector in Lebanon that constitute our sample. There is only one study conducted on nurses by El-Jardali et al., (2008) in 69 hospitals in this country. Given this situation, we how can describe the relationship between transformational leadership and employee’s job satisfaction in hospitals? Data processing of a questionnaire administered to 455 employees of 28 over 125 hospitals in Lebanon shows that there is no significant relationship between the employee’s job satisfaction and these two transformational leadership components: leader’s idealized influence and intellectual stimulation. While we found a correlation between employee’s job satisfaction and two other components: inspirational motivation (Training; projects monitoring) and individualized consideration (Active listening to employee’s work issues).

The relationship between transformational leadership and job satisfaction in selected colleges at King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esther Iriagbonse Eroje ◽  
Erasmus Kofi Appiah ◽  
Alezi Braimoh Ifindon Eroje ◽  
MEER ZAKIRULLA ◽  
Jimly James Kunjappu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Linear Regression ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Multiple Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Leadership Behaviour ◽  
R Value ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Background Leadership has become the key issues in managing the organization, the emerging business and economic environments have forced organizations to be flexible, adaptive, entrepreneurial and innovative to meet changing demand of the present-day business environment. The purpose of the present study is to examine the relationship between the various dimensions of transformational leadership (predictor variable) and their effects on employees’ job satisfaction (criterion variable) in three selected Colleges (Medicine, Dentistry and Science) in King Khalid University. Methods The methodology employed in this study was a quantitative and cross-sectional correlational survey type of design Data collection was done using a questionnaire design that was directly administered to the participants. 250 questionnaires were sent to the participating three colleges (Medicine, Dentistry and Sciences). Results The findings of the multiple linear regression analysis indicated a weak positive association between transformational leadership behaviour and employees’ job satisfaction (R-value 0.386). The multiple linear regression analysis signifies a weak positive correlation between transformational leadership behaviour and job satisfaction (R-value 0.386). A p-value in Spearman’s rho that is less than the 0.05 level of significance indicated that there is a significant level of relationship which exists between transformational leadership behaviour and job satisfaction. Conclusions This study concluded that transformational leadership behaviour and its four dimensions showed a weak positive correlation with a statistically significant level of relationship between transformational leadership behaviour and employees’ job satisfaction among three selected colleges (Medicine, Dentistry and Sciences) in King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia.

scholarly journals How to Support the Effect of Transformational Leadership on Performance in Agricultural Enterprises

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (18) ◽  
pp. 7510
Author(s):  
Nadežda Jankelová ◽  
Zuzana Joniaková ◽  
Ildikó Némethová ◽  
Jana Blštáková
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Job Autonomy ◽  
Management Styles ◽  
Research Results ◽  
Agricultural Enterprises ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Positive Effect

The study published in this article contains the results of examining the relationship between transformational leadership and natural performance in agribusiness. For the purposes of the study, natural performance refers to performance that considers the natural results of agrarian plant and animal production. This research focuses on the influence of transformational leadership on business performance through job autonomy and job satisfaction. The study was conducted on a research sample of 757 respondents from 49 businesses. The study verifies a positive association between transformational leadership and business performance, which is mediated by job autonomy and job satisfaction. The research results have proven that transformational leadership has a positive effect on agribusiness performance mediated through job autonomy and job satisfaction. The study contains important knowledge on agribusiness sustainability, as it provides verifiable findings on the relationship between management styles and natural performance of business.

Mediation role of diversity climate on leadership and job satisfaction in the Ghanaian public sector

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael K. Mickson ◽  
Alex Anlesinya ◽  
Ebenezer Malcalm
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Transactional Leadership ◽  
Diversity Climate ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Intrinsic Job Satisfaction ◽  
The Relationship

PurposeThis study examines the mediation role of diversity climate in the relationship between transformational leadership, transactional leadership and job satisfaction from the two-factor perspectives of intrinsic and extrinsic job satisfactions among local government servants in Ghana.Design/methodology/approachThe study uses cross-sectional data from 322 employees in local government service of Ghana in the Greater Accra Region using purposive and stratified sampling methods. Bootstrapping method of mediation estimated using structural equation modelling is employed to test the hypothesized relationships.FindingsThe results find a differential effect of leadership behaviours on intrinsic and extrinsic job satisfaction, where transformation and transactional leadership relate positively to intrinsic and extrinsic job satisfaction respectively. Furthermore, the empirical findings reveal that diversity climate has mediated the relationship between transformational leadership and intrinsic job satisfaction, implying that diversity climate is an important process through which transformational leadership behaviours can elicit intrinsic job satisfaction among local government servants. Surprisingly, however, diversity climate does not serve as an important transmission mechanism in the relationship between transactional leadership and extrinsic job satisfaction.Practical implicationsThis means that public sector leaders or managers can improve intrinsic job satisfaction among local government servants and by extension public sector employees by creating an ideal climate for diversity by transforming the work environment through leadership, specifically, transformational leadership behaviours.Originality/valueAlthough studies abound on the link between leadership behaviours (transformational and transactional) and job satisfaction, the mediating effect of diversity climate as a mechanism in this relationship is very scarce and rare to find. Hence, our study has made original contributions to theory and practice by highlighting the role of diversity climate in converting leadership behaviours, specifically; transformational leadership into creating intrinsically satisfied workers in the public sector.

Are Transformational Leaders a Double-Edged Sword? Impact of Transformational Leadership on Sport Employee Commitment and Job Satisfaction

2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 661-676 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seungmo Kim ◽  
Marshall Magnusen ◽  
Damon Andrew ◽  
Jennifer Stoll
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Employee Commitment ◽  
Transformational Leaders ◽  
Athletic Department ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Employee Job Satisfaction ◽  
Mediated Effects ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Satisfaction Relationship

Few areas have received more frequent scholarly attention in the business literature than leadership. However, insufficient attention had been paid to the study of leadership in a sport context. Therefore, this study examined the direct effects of transformational leadership on sport employee job satisfaction and levels of commitment (to the athletic department and athletic director). Also examined were the mediated effects of both commitment foci on the relationship between transformational leadership and job satisfaction. Participants included 325 athletic department employees in a NCAA BCS football conference. Through CFA and SEM, the direct and mediated effects of transformational leadership on sport employee commitment and job satisfaction were explored. Limited support was found for a direct effect of transformational leadership on job satisfaction. However, the results indicated support for transformational leadership directly influencing organizational- and individual-level commitment. Commitment to the athletic department also mediated the transformational leadership-job satisfaction relationship.

scholarly journals Good to be disliked? Exploring the relationship between disapproval of organizations and job satisfaction in the French context

2017 ◽  
Vol 42 (4) ◽  
pp. 68-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas J Roulet
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Social Identity ◽  
Collective Identity ◽  
Organizational Identification ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Corporate Image ◽  
The Social ◽  
Emotional Value ◽  
The Relationship

Previous research has found that a positive relationship exists between favourable perception of a firm and employees’ job satisfaction: the more positively an organization is perceived, the happier are its workers. However, the current literature has overlooked the consequences of a negative corporate image or disapproval of organizations. Building on the concept of organizational identification and the social identity literature, we fill in this gap and counterintuitively argue that employees are more likely to identify and align with their organizations when it faces illegitimate criticism. We test our hypotheses on a large-scale survey collected in France and find that perception of disapproval of an organization has indeed an adverse effect on job satisfaction. However, if employees perceive criticism as illegitimate, job satisfaction is positively impacted. This study suggests the existence of micro-level social identity reactions in case of unjustified disapprobation: employees stick together and hold the line against criticism, strengthening the collective identity and adding positive emotional value to the work experience.

The impact of transformational leadership on employee creativity: the role of learning orientation

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 78-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeevan Jyoti ◽  
Manisha Dev
Keyword(s):  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Learning Orientation ◽  
Transformational Leader ◽  
Employee Creativity ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role

Purpose – This research aims to explore the relationship between transformational leadership and employee creativity. In addition, we intend to study the moderating role played by learning orientation in the relationship between transformational leadership and employee creativity. Design/methodology/approach – Data have been collected from employees working at the Airtel and Aircel call centers of J&K (India). A two-step approach to structural equation modeling (SEM) was applied. Confirmatory factor analysis was conducted to assess the proposed measurement model fit and construct validity. The structural model was generated to test the significance of the theoretical relationships. Findings – The results revealed that there is a positive relationship between transformational leadership and employee creativity, and it is being moderated by learning orientation. Research limitations/implications – Although this study expands our knowledge about the role of learning orientation between transformational leadership and employee creativity, the prospects for further research are still present. The cross-sectional design of study might not have been able to extract the true essence of the cause-and-effect relationship between transformational leadership and employee creativity. Practical implications – Transformational leaders promote followers’ creativity, so the management may find it valuable to invest in transformational leadership training for supervisors and team leaders, or use personality testing to screen for high-caliber candidates, who have high potential of becoming a transformational leader. The characteristics of a transformational leader, when coupled with the learning orientation of employees, yield positive results in the form of employee creativity, which managers can use to generate sustainable competitive advantages for their organizations. Originality/value – This paper is original, as it contributes to existing theory by establishing the moderating role played by learning orientation in between transformational leadership and employee creativity. The moderation has been proved via SEM with the help of latent constructs, which is seldom done.

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