Arbeidsengasjement som forklaringsmekanisme for sammenhengen mellom transformasjonsledelse og proaktiv medarbeideratferd. En kvantitativ dagbokstudie over 30 døgn
Year: 2019
Type: dissertation
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Knowledge of factors that foster proactive behavior among followers is likely to be essential for organizations in today’s dynamic environment. The aim of this diary study is to investigate the role of daily work engagement as a mediator in the relationship between daily transformational leadership and followers’ daily proactive behavior, in terms of voice and personal initiative. The data is based on a selection of 57 naval cadets from the Norwegian Naval Academy who filled out a diary questionnaire for 30 consecutive days during a voyage on a sailing ship across the Atlantic Ocean. Results from the multilevel analysis revealed that daily transformational leadership was positively related to the followers’ daily personal initiative and voice, after controlling for previous days’ proactivity. Furthermore, we found a positive relationship between transformational leadership and the followers’ voice behavior the subsequent day. However, we did not find a significant direct effect of transformational leadership on next days’ personal initiative. The results further revealed a positive relationship between transformational leadership and the followers’ work engagement, both the same day and the subsequent day, which in turn was positively related to proactive behavior. Work engagement fully mediated the relationship between transformational leadership and personal initiative. Additionally, transformational leadership had a positive, indirect effect on next days’ personal initiative, through next days’ work engagement. Finally, the results supported that work engagement fully mediated the impact of transformational leadership on voice. Thus, the results indicate that daily fluctuations in transformational leadership influence employee proactivity through work engagement. Theoretical and practical implications as well as future research of interest will be discussed
Authors: Marine Måsøval, Helle Olaisen Myhrstad
Language: Norwegian
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W3010877399