EFFECT OF TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP ON JOB PERFORMANCE AND JOB SATISFACTION

Year 2020, Volume: 4 Issue: 1, 56 - 67, 30.06.2020

Süleyman Cem Bozdoğan , Alptuğ Aksoy

Abstract

The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of transformational leadership on job performance and job satisfaction. For this purpose, data were collected from 377 participants working at public schools in Bahçe. The relationships between variables were calculated by carrying out confirmatory factor analysis, and the goodness of fit tests and regression analysis of the model was carried out using structural equation model. In the analyses, it was determined that transformational leadership had a significant positive effect on job performance and job satisfaction.

Keywords

Transformational Leadership, , Job Performance, , Job Satisfaction

DÖNÜŞÜMSEL LİDERLİĞİN İŞ PERFORMANSI VE İŞ TATMİNİ ÜZERİNDEKİ ETKİSİ

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı, dönüşümsel liderliğin iş performansı ve iş tatmini üzerindeki etkisini araştırmaktır. Bu amaçla Bahçede devlet okullarında çalışan 377 katılımcıdan veri toplanmıştır. Değişkenler arasındaki ilişkiler doğrulayıcı faktör analizi yapılarak hesaplanmış ve modelin uyum iyiliği testleri ve regresyon analizi yapısal eşitlik modeli kullanılarak yapılmıştır. Analizlerde dönüşümsel liderliğin iş performansı ve iş tatmini üzerinde önemli bir olumlu etkisi olduğu belirlenmiştir.

Keywords

Dönüşümsel Liderlik, İş performansı, İş tatmini

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