Exploring the link between transformational leadership and employee job satisfaction and the mediation effect of employee work motivation among higher education teachers

This study aims to explore the relationship between transformational leadership and employee job satisfaction and examine the mediating role of employee work motivation in this relationship, with higher education teachers as the research object. Through surveys and analyses of teachers in a series o...

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Main Authors: Bai, Yang, Ghazali, Siti Sabihah
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Language:English
Published: Human Resources Management Academic Research Society (HRMARS) 2024
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/121232/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/121232/1/121232.pdf
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description This study aims to explore the relationship between transformational leadership and employee job satisfaction and examine the mediating role of employee work motivation in this relationship, with higher education teachers as the research object. Through surveys and analyses of teachers in a series of higher education institutions, a positive association between transformational leadership and employee job satisfaction was found. Further mediation analysis revealed the mediating role of employee work motivation in this relationship, indicating that employee work motivation explains the relationship between transformational leadership and employee job satisfaction to a certain extent. These results not only contribute to our understanding of the relationship between employee happiness and leadership behavior in higher education, but they also serve as a helpful guide for developing initiatives aimed at enhancing both leadership development and the learning environment.
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spelling upm-1212322025-10-29T08:07:54Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/121232/ Exploring the link between transformational leadership and employee job satisfaction and the mediation effect of employee work motivation among higher education teachers Bai, Yang Ghazali, Siti Sabihah This study aims to explore the relationship between transformational leadership and employee job satisfaction and examine the mediating role of employee work motivation in this relationship, with higher education teachers as the research object. Through surveys and analyses of teachers in a series of higher education institutions, a positive association between transformational leadership and employee job satisfaction was found. Further mediation analysis revealed the mediating role of employee work motivation in this relationship, indicating that employee work motivation explains the relationship between transformational leadership and employee job satisfaction to a certain extent. These results not only contribute to our understanding of the relationship between employee happiness and leadership behavior in higher education, but they also serve as a helpful guide for developing initiatives aimed at enhancing both leadership development and the learning environment. Human Resources Management Academic Research Society (HRMARS) 2024-05-16 Article PeerReviewed text en cc_by_4 http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/121232/1/121232.pdf Bai, Yang and Ghazali, Siti Sabihah (2024) Exploring the link between transformational leadership and employee job satisfaction and the mediation effect of employee work motivation among higher education teachers. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 14 (5). pp. 1265-1278. ISSN 2222-6990 10.6007/ijarbss/v14-i5/21660
spellingShingle Bai, Yang
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Exploring the link between transformational leadership and employee job satisfaction and the mediation effect of employee work motivation among higher education teachers
title Exploring the link between transformational leadership and employee job satisfaction and the mediation effect of employee work motivation among higher education teachers
title_full Exploring the link between transformational leadership and employee job satisfaction and the mediation effect of employee work motivation among higher education teachers
title_fullStr Exploring the link between transformational leadership and employee job satisfaction and the mediation effect of employee work motivation among higher education teachers
title_full_unstemmed Exploring the link between transformational leadership and employee job satisfaction and the mediation effect of employee work motivation among higher education teachers
title_short Exploring the link between transformational leadership and employee job satisfaction and the mediation effect of employee work motivation among higher education teachers
title_sort exploring the link between transformational leadership and employee job satisfaction and the mediation effect of employee work motivation among higher education teachers
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/121232/
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