Transformational leaders and work performance: the mediating roles of identification and self-efficacy
Year: 2013
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: In this study we investigate the connections between transformational leadership and subordinate formal and contextual performance among Brazilian employees. We also proposed and tested two mediating processes through which transformational leaders would enhance the performance of their staff: stronger follower identification with the leader and efficacy beliefs. These relations were tested with a sample of 107 managers from a multinational company that operates in the financial sector. The proposed structural equation model was assessed with Partial Least Squares (PLS) techniques. The results suggest that perceived transformational leadership is associated with higher levels of task performance and helping behaviors. Moreover, the proposed mediating processes were empirically supported. We discuss implications for theory and practice.
Authors: Flávia Cavazotte, Valter Moreno, Jane Bernardo
Language: English
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2144096596