Transformational leaders and work performance: the mediating roles of identification and self-efficacy



Document title: Transformational leaders and work performance: the mediating roles of identification and self-efficacy
Journal: BAR - Brazilian Administration Review
Database:
System number: 000552902
ISSN: 1807-7692
Authors: 1
2
2
Institutions: 1Pontifícia Universidade Católica, IAG, Rio de Janeiro, RJ. Brasil
2Ibmec, Rio de Janeiro, RJ. Brasil
Year:
Season: Oct-Dic
Volumen: 10
Number: 4
Pages: 490-512
Country: Brasil
Language: Inglés
English 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.
Keyword: Transformational leadership,
Identification,
Self-efficacy,
Task performance,
Helping behaviors
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