scholarly journals Transformational Leadership, Transactional Leadership, and Employee Performance

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (29) ◽  
pp. 58-69
Author(s):  
Fahad Alharbi ◽  
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Abdoulrahman Aljounaidi ◽  

This paper aims to investigate the relationship between independent and dependent variables. First relation between transformational leadership and employee performance. The second relation discuss in this paper between transactional leadership and employee performance. Researcher dependent on previous studies to conduct this research. Based on the previous studies reviewed and discussed, the results showed that the transformational leadership style has weak positive role effect on the employee performance inside organisations that they work in. However, the result of previous studies on the transactional leadership style refers to the strong positive role on employee performance in organisations that they work in. Leaders have to enhance the role of transactional leadership styles in organisations that they manage them, to improve and develop the relationship between them and their subordinates in to increase the performance of their employee. Leaders should not follow the transformational leadership style because the results of previous studies are refer to a weak positive role on employee performance , and need more studies on transformational leadership to prove the role of it in different cultures and organisations. For further research in this scope, researcher recommended to conduct research in different cultures or organisations to determine leadership style has strong positive role on employee performance beside transactional leadership.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rian Rional ◽  
Maria Magdalena

In the problem of employee work performance in the West Sumatra industrial and trade department. In the company a productivity that does not support work productivity. the number of employees who do not understand the work done, employees are also not responsible for a job. because of the large amount of work done by employees given by superiors. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of transformational leadership style and transactional leadership style on the employee performance of HR Division employees at the Department of Public Works of West Sumatra Spatial Planning. This type of research is quantitative. The population of this study were employees of the Human Resources Division of the Department of Public Works, West Sumatra Spatial Planning with 81 samples. Data is processed using multiple linear regression using a questionnaire. The results showed that transformational leadership style had a positive and significant effect on employee performance with a value of t arithmetic 2,281 > t table 1,990, and sig value 0,001 < 0.05 and transactional leadership style had a positive and significant effect on employee performance decisions with 3,066 t count,> t table 1.990, and sig value 0.003 < 0.05 and suggestions for further researchers to be able to use this research as a reference which will later provide a comparison in conducting further research.


2013 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Herman Ahmadi

The aim this study is to analyze the effect of leadership style (transformational and transactional) on employee behavior (in-role and extra-role), which mediated a political organization. The sample is 120 employees of Bank BRI in Madiun, a random sampling technique based on stem number of employees. Data analysis using SEM with LISREL program. The results of this study indicate that 1) Transformational leadership style has positive influence on behavior in the role of employees, 2) Transformational leadership style has no effect on extra-role behavior (Organizational citizenship behavior, OCB), 3) Transactional leadership style did not affect employees' behavior in role , 4) Transactional leadership style has positive influence on OCB behaviors (extra-role) of employees, 5) Transformational leadership style has positive influence on employees 'political organization, 6) Transactional leadership style has positive influence on employees' political organization, 7) Political organization negatively affect the behavior in the role of employees, 8) Political organization negatively affect the behavior of OCB (extra-role) of employees, 9) Political organization to mediate the influence of transformational leadership behaviors in the role of employees, 10 Political organizations mediate the influence of transformational leadership on OCB behavior (extra-role) employees, 11) Political organization to mediate the effect of transactional leadership role behavior in employees, and 12) Political organization to mediate the influence of transformational leadership on OCB behaviors (extra-role) of employees at Bank BRI in Madiun.Keywords: Transformational leadership style, Transactional Leadership Style, Political Organization, in-role behavior, extra-role behavior, and OCB


Author(s):  
Segun Oluwaseun OLABODE ◽  
Akeem Abayomi BAKARE ◽  
Wowo IHEONUNEKWU

This study examined the relationship between transactional and transformational leadership styles and employee performance in the Nigerian oil and gas sector using Lubcon Oil and Orientry Ltd as study area. Survey design was adopted:, a sample size of 100 was used representing the total population of the study, convenient sampling used to select the study firms while stratified sampling was used to samples from all departments in the firms. Copies of questionnaire were administered to members of staff of Lubcon oil using purposive sampling. The data collected were analysed using descriptive statistics and correlation analysis. The analysis has shown that each of charisma, inspirational motivation and intellectual stimulation/individual consideration traits of transformational leadership style exerts positive and significant effect on both commitment and attitude of followers in the firm that adopts it most of the time, and a negative but insignificant effect on the commitment and also a positive but insignificant effect on their attitude in the firm that adopts it less of the time. On the other hand, each trait of transactional leadership style considered in this study, constructive/contingent reward and corrective and management by exception has strong positive and significant positive effect on attitude of employees, and a weak positive and insignificant effect of their commitment in the firm that adopts it most of the time, it also exerts weak positive but insignificant effect on both commitment and attitude of followers in the firm that adopts it little of the time. The study concludes that transformational leadership style is more appropriate in inducing employee performance in oil and gas firms than transactional leadership style. Consequently, the study recommends that oil and gas firms should adopt transformational leadership style but strategize to migrate to transactional leadership style during crisis and emergency situations.


2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 44-51
Author(s):  
Mashudi Mashudi ◽  
Luluk Fauziah ◽  
Tika Kapita Fachrista

Departing from the phenomenon in the form of employee performance and job satisfaction is still low, even though transformational and transactional leadership have been running as it should be, this study aims to determine the effect of transformational leadership style and transactional leadership style on employee performance with job satisfaction as an intervening variable in the Bank "XXX ". This study uses a quantitative approach with explanatory and survey research formats. Data collection used a questionnaire to 126 respondents which were determined by simple random sampling. The data were processed using path analysis techniques assisted by the International Business Machine (IBM) Predictive Analytic Software (PASW) version 22 software. The results of this study are transformational and transactional leadership styles have a significant effect on job satisfaction and employee performance. Job satisfaction has a significant effect on employee performance. Transformational leadership style has a significant effect on employee performance through employee job satisfaction. Transactional leadership style has a significant effect on employee performance through employee job satisfaction.


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 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
M Arsad Rahawarin

This study aims to determine and analyze (1) the significance of the influence of transformational and transactional leadership styles on employee work performance and (2) the most dominant variable influencing employee performance. This research was conducted at the Office of Agriculture in South Buru Regency. The population of this study consisted of all Civil Servants (PNS) at the South Buru District Agricultural Service, namely 135 people. Sampling using the exhausting sampling method or saturated sampling. Data were analyzed by multiple linear regression. The results showed that (1) the leadership style was more dominant in the transformational leadership style, where the most influential indicator was the indicator of the idealized influence dimension, namely the leadership prioritizing the needs of subordinates, (2) based on the calculation of the average of all indicators on work performance variables, indicating a tendency positive which shows that all employees always strive to improve performance in a better direction, (3) the variable transformational leadership style and transactional leadership style have a significant influence on employee performance, (4) transformational leadership style is the most dominant variable influencing achievement employee work. Keywords: transformational leadership; transaction leadership; employee work performance


2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 279
Author(s):  
Jublina Oktora ◽  
Mohammad Rizan ◽  
Sihol Situngkir

In this study, the objective is to conduct a systematic examination Effect of Transactional and Transformational Leadership Style, Motivation and Competence to Employee Performance PT. Sanjayatama Lestari. The samples used were employees of PT. Sanjayatama Lestari the number of respondents as many as 95 people. The analysis used is multiple linear regression. This study examined five variables: Transactional Leadership Style (X1), Transformational Leadership Style (X2), motivation (X3) and Competence (X4) as the independent variable and the performance (Y) as the dependent variable. Partial test shows that the transactional leadership style influenced by 3.876 (positive and significant) on the performance. Transformational leadership style also influenced significantly by 3.128. Furthermore, the motivation also has a significant influence amounted to 4.210 and the latter is the competence of significant influence amounted to 6.283.   Keywords: transactional leadership style, transformational leadership style, motivation, competence, performance and multiple linear regression.


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rahmad Kadra ◽  
Febsri Susanti

In the problem of employee work performance in the West Sumatra industrial and trade department. In the company a productivity that does not support work productivity. the number of employees who do not understand the work done, employees are also not responsible for a job. because of the large amount of work done by employees given by superiors. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of transformational leadership style and transactional leadership style on the employee performance of HR Division employees at the Department of Public Works of West Sumatra Spatial Planning. This type of research is quantitative. The population of this study were employees of the Human Resources Division of the Department of Public Works, West Sumatra Spatial Planning with 81 samples. Data is processed using multiple linear regression using a questionnaire. The results showed that transformational leadership style had a positive and significant effect on employee performance with a value of t arithmetic 2,281> t table 1,990, and sig value 0,001 <0.05 and transactional leadership style had a positive and significant effect on employee performance decisions with 3,066 t count,> t table 1.990, and sig value 0.003 <0.05 and suggestions for further researchers to be able to use this research as a reference which will later provide a comparison in conducting further research


2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 78-86
Author(s):  
Eliza Mwakasangula ◽  
Kelvin M Mwita

Tanzania public sector has been undergoing various reforms to improve public service delivery and employee satisfaction. The government has been trying to improve employee welfare and create conducive work environment for the public servants. Despite the efforts, job satisfaction levels of staff in the Tanzania public sector are generally low and unsatisfactory. The study examined the relationship between leadership styles and job satisfaction in Tanzania public sector. The study intended to achieve two specific objectives. The first objective was to examine the relationship between transformational leadership style and employee job satisfaction. The second objective was to examine the relationship between transactional leadership style and employee job satisfaction. The study used Morogoro Municipal Council as a case study from which data were collected by using a close ended questionnaire from 92 respondents. Descriptive and inferential statistics were employed. The study found that job satisfaction was average among the respondents with mean value of 3.04. Comparatively, transactional leadership mean value was higher (Mean=4.14) than that of transformational leadership (mean=3.28). Regression analysis showed that both transactional leadership style (β=0.585, p=0.000) and transformational leadership (β=0.032, p=0.001) were found to be significant predictors of job satisfaction. The results showed that transformational leadership style had a stronger relationship with job satisfaction than transformational leadership style.


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.


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