scholarly journals Transformational leadership as a mediator in the relationship between satisfaction with remuneration and the retention of artisans in the military

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zamokuhle W. Shabane ◽  
Cecile M. Schultz ◽  
Catharina E. Van Hoek

Orientation: The field of leadership has been extensively researched over the last couple of decades, with a particular emphasis on the different types of leadership styles. The most valuable resource that any manager works with is human resources. Studies have indicated that the way in which people are managed is influenced by the leadership styles of managers. This, in turn, influences employee behavioural intention, including intention to quit. Retention is, in turn, influenced by a number of factors, including remuneration. This study considers the relationship between satisfaction with remuneration and retention and the mediating role that a transformational leadership style may play in this regard.Research purpose: The objectives of this study were twofold. Firstly, to determine whether transformational leadership played a mediating role in the relationship between satisfaction with remuneration and intention to stay amongst artisans employed in the military. Secondly, to determine whether there were demographic differences for these findings.Motivation for the study: This study was conducted to determine whether a perceived lack or presence of transformational leadership influences the intention to quit amongst employees in relation to their level of satisfaction with their remuneration. In this way, the study may assist in determining strategies to improve artisan retention levels.Research methodology: The study was quantitative in nature. A survey research design was applied to collect data, using a questionnaire as the survey instrument, from artisans (N = 108) employed at a military unit in Pretoria.Main findings: The results revealed that the participants, regardless of gender or race, were generally unsatisfied with their remuneration. Transformational leadership was found to play a mediating role in the relationship between satisfaction with remuneration and intention to stay.Practical/managerial implications: Organisations should develop the transformational leadership skills of their managers in order to increase talent retention levels and reduce employees’ intentions to quit.Contribution and value additions: The results of the study could assist military base commanders in improving artisan retention levels through implementing effective transformational leadership development programmes.

Author(s):  
Ilzar Daud ◽  
Nur Afifah

Objective - The objective of this study is to examine the relationship between transformational leadership styles and job performance and the mediating role of organizational commitment in the relationship between transformational leadership style and job performance in State-Owned Banks in West Kalimantan, Indonesia. Methodology/Technique - The data used to evaluate the model was gathered from the State-Owned Banks in West Kalimantan, Indonesia. 200 permanent employees of those State-Owned Banks participated in the survey. The Structural Equation Modelling (SEM), using LISREL software was employed to examine the relationship among the constructs in this study, which are transformational leadership style, organizational commitment, and job performance. Finding - The findings of this study conclude that transformational leadership style significantly affects job performance and organizational commitment, whereas organizational commitment significantly influences job performance. Briefly, organizational commitment mediates the relationship between transformational leadership styles and job performance in State-Owned Banks in West Kalimantan, Indonesia. Novelty - Most of the previous studies were carried out in western countries, raising doubts about generalizations in research results in developing countries such as Indonesia. Therefore, the novelty of this research is carried out in the context of developing countries, especially in State-Owned Banks in West Kalimantan, Indonesia. Type of Paper - Empirical. Keywords: Transformational Leadership Style; Organizational Commitment; Job Performance. JEL Classification: L22, M12, M19.


2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 138
Author(s):  
Lee Kim Lian

<p>This paper seeks to explore the mediating construct of supervisory satisfaction on the relationship between leadership styles and organisational citizenship behaviour in companies across Malaysia. While there have been past research that investigated the relationship between leadership styles and citizenship behaviour, until now, there is very little research investigating the mediating effects of supervisory satisfaction on such relationship especially in the Malaysian context. Data was collected from 280 respondents that represent major industries such as services, manufacturing, mining and construction. SmartPLS was used to test the proposed framework. The results show that the transformational leadership style has significant positive relationship with subordinates’ organisational citizenship behaviour. This result found that supervisory satisfaction mediates the relationship between transformational leadership and citizenship behaviour. The conclusion of the research emphasizes the effects of the research for future research and practice.</p>


2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 624-637
Author(s):  
Shatha A. Mahfouz ◽  
Zainudin Awang ◽  
Habsah Muda ◽  
Ayu Suriawaty Bahkia

Purpose: This study intends to highlight the importance of Employee Commitment as a bridge between Transformational Leadership and Employee Performance in the construction companies. Methodology: The respondents were selected randomly from the list of construction workers registered with the construction firms in Jordan. The selected respondents were given a self-administered questionnaire to attend at their own convenient time. The studies employed Structural Equation Modelling in IBM-SPSS-AMOS 24.0 to model and estimate the inter-relationships among the constructs in the study. Result: The results showed transformational leadership has a positive and significant influence on both employee commitment and employee performance. The results also indicated that employee commitment has a positive and significant influence on employee performance. More importantly, the study found that employee commitment partially mediates the relationship between transformational leadership style and employee performance. Applications: The results of his study highlighted the importance of employee commitment in generating their work performance, especially in the construction industry. Novelty/Originality: At present, the study on the mediating role of employee commitment in the relationship between transformational leadership style and employee performance is limited, especially in the construction industry where the employee commitment is extremely important to ensure the project can be delivered on schedule.


2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 2042
Author(s):  
Putu Wahyu Yana Prasetya ◽  
I Gusti Ayu Manuati Dewi

The research aims to examine the effect of transformational leadership style on intention to quit mediated by job satisfaction. This research was conducted on employees at PT. Visionet Data Internasional Service Point Denpasar, Bali. The population contained in this study were 48 and by using saturated samples there were 48 respondents. The method of data collection is done by questionnaire. Data analysis techniques used are Factor Analysis, Classical Assumption Test and Path Analysis. The results showed that transformational leadership style variables had no negative and significant effect on intention to quit, transformational leadership style had a positive and significant effect on job satisfaction, job satisfaction had a negative and significant effect on intention to quit, job satisfaction had a mediating role in a negative and significant influence transformational leadership style towards intention to quit So the higher the transformational leadership style and job satisfaction in the company will be able to reduce the level of intention to quit employees. Keywords: transformational leadership style, job satisfaction, intention to quit


2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 82-100
Author(s):  
Saad G. Yaseen ◽  
Saib Al-Janaydab ◽  
Nesrine Abed Alc

The aim of this article is to investigate the relationship between leadership styles, absorptive capacity and firm's innovation in the Jordanian Pharmaceutical sector. It is a knowledge-intensive industry and one where effective leadership has been very substantial. Findings reveal that transformational leadership style and transactional leadership style are antecedents to absorptive capacity and a firm's innovation. The results confirm a significant and direct relationship between both leadership styles and firm innovation, and indirectly through absorptive capacity. Overall, the research's findings provide valuable insights for managers to foster absorptive capacity and innovation of their firms.


2015 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 325-337 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tebogo Gilbert Sethibe ◽  
Renier Steyn

This paper is an attempt to consolidate the published scientific knowledge about the impact of leadership styles on the relationship between innovation and organisational performance. Concepts, statements and conceptual frameworks were used as structure to analyse the body of scientific knowledge. After consulting 31 major research databases using the systematic literature review methodology, only seven journals articles that examined the link between leadership, innovation and organisational performance were identified. The synthesis of the journal articles revealed (a) that consensus exists among researchers as far as the relevant concepts are concerned; (b) that most agree on the definition of leadership and innovation but that a uniform understanding of what constitutes organisational performance is lacking; and (c) that conceptual models are too simplistic and do not consider mediator variables or multiple financial criteria measures. The findings further reveal that innovation is significantly and positively related to superior organisational performance, and that, although transformational leadership style is significantly and positively related to innovation, transactional leadership style is more appropriate when the aim is to instil a culture of innovation. Transformational leadership style, by contrast, is mostly associated with organisational performance. In addition, the findings further reveal that none of the studies investigate the mediating effect of the nature of innovation (incremental and radical) on the relationship between leadership and organisational performance, and that none of the studies use the objective measures of financial performance such as ROA, ROE, price/earnings (P/E) and Tobin’s Q calculated from annual financial reports. 


2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 297
Author(s):  
Raed Hussam Alzoubi ◽  
Amar Hisham Jaaffar

Crisis management is vital for hotels to survive in the present competitive business climate in Jordan. Previous research into leadership and crisis management produced inconclusive results. Therefore, the influence of a leader’s experience on the relationship between leadership styles and crisis management needed to be further investigated and analyzed. A quantitative study involving a self-administered questionnaire was carried out using respondents in management roles at 3 to 5-star hotels operating in Jordan. The Smart-PLS 3.0 was used to analyze the survey data. Results show that transformational and transactional leadership has a positive and significant relationship with crisis management practice. Furthermore, a leader’s experience plays an important role in improving the relationship between a transformational leadership style and crisis management. However, the results show that although, leadership style is important, a leader’s experience can be of even greater value if they possess a transformational leadership style. From the perspective of contingency theory, when managing a crisis, the style of leadership is contingent on situational factors and a leader with experience may have an extra advantage in influencing his/her subordinates to practice crisis management.


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Azmi Hj Mohd ◽  
Khairun Nisa Mohd Arshad

The purpose of this study is to examine and evaluate the implications of organizational commitment factors as a mediator of the relationship between transformational leadership styles and teamwork performance among law enforcement in Malaysia. Quantitative research design has been used which comprise a number of 254 support group of law enforcement officers in the Federal Territory of Putrajaya. Multiple regression analysis is used to evaluate the direct and indirect relationships of variables and study models. The two factors characteristic of the transformational leadership style are used as an independent variable in looking at the effectiveness of teamwork performance among law enforcement. The inspirational motivation and individual considerations have positive and significant relationships with teamwork performance. Organizational commitment is found to have a partial mediator that influenced the relationship between inspirational motivation and individual consideration in teamwork performance. The inspirational, motivational features and individualized considerations in the style of transformational leadership are necessary and emphasized in producing more productive and effective teamwork commitments and performance. This study presents the details of the implications of transformational leadership style characteristics on organizational commitment and teamwork performance in the context of law enforcement in Malaysia.


2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saleh Alzahrani ◽  
Abd Alhadi Hasan

BACKGROUND: The nursing shortage is a common problem in Saudi Arabia with multi-factorial causes. In addition to the low supply of Saudi graduate nurses from training facilities, job satisfaction remains a significant determinant of nurse turnover and intention to leave that contribute to the shortage of nursing workforce. The higher number of expatriate nurses who have a short stay compared to Saudi nurses compounds this problem. Therefore, effective strategies for making the nursing profession attractive and increasing nurse retention in Saudi Arabia are required. OBJECTIVE: The general objective was to examine the impact of transformational leadership style on job satisfaction amongst nurses in hospital settings. Specifically, the appraisal examined how transformational leadership style improves nursing job satisfaction in hospital settings, determined the mediating factors of the relationship between transformational leadership style and nurses&rsquo; job satisfaction, and investigated nurses&rsquo; perceptions of transformational leadership style compared with other leadership styles. METHODOLOGY: This study was used systematic review design with eight selected quantitative nursing research published between 2012 and 2017. A systematic search of the recent literature was conducted on PubMed, Scopus, Wiley Online, and Web of Science databases using search terms developed a priori to identify the articles that met the inclusion criteria. The quality of the included studies was evaluated by McMaster Critical Review Form for Quantitative Studies. Extracted data were summarised, explored and correlated using narrative synthesis. FINDINGS: Eight studies of cross-sectional design were appraised. Transformational leadership style was positively related to nurses&rsquo; job satisfaction. Transactional leadership also had a positive correlation while passive-avoidant or laissez-faire style had a negative relationship. Transformational leadership improved nursing job satisfaction through its dimensions (idealised influence, inspirational motivation, intellectual stimulation and individualised consideration). Nurse empowerment and workplace support mediated the relationship between transformational leadership and nurse job satisfaction. Nurses had a higher perception of transformational style compared to other leadership styles, and job satisfaction was found to improve nurse and patient outcomes. CONCLUSION: Transformational leadership appears to improve job satisfaction of nurses working in a hospital setting that leads to higher nursing retention. Hospital administrators and managers should practice transformational leadership to improve job satisfaction of staff nurses for better nursing outcomes, and leadership skills should be incorporated in the nursing education curriculum. However, further evaluation of transformational leadership in relation to its influencing factors is required.


2008 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 57-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilona Bučiūnienė ◽  
Vida Škudienė

Impact of Leadership Styles on Employees' Organizational Commitment in Lithuanian Manufacturing CompaniesThis article investigates the relationship between employees' organizational commitment dimensions and leadership styles in Lithuanian manufacturing companies. The findings of the study reveal positive correlations between a transformational leadership style and affective and normative employee commitments. A laissez-faire leadership style was found to be negatively associated with employees' affective commitment.


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