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http://dx.doi.org/10.20498/eajbe.2022.10.2.127

Transformational Leadership and Consequences: The Role of Organizational Identification  

WANG, Wei (College of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Anshan Normal University)
MOON, Jaeseung (School of Business Administration, Daejeon University)
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East Asian Journal of Business Economics (EAJBE) / v.10, no.2, 2022 , pp. 127-137 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose - The purpose of this research is to test the impact of transformational leadership on subordinates' performance (job performance and creativity) in Chinese companies. In addition, it intends to verify the mediating effect of subordinates' organizational identification on the relationship between transformational leadership and employee performance. Research design, data, and methodology - To this end, a survey was conducted on the members of Chinese companies. Out of 400 returned responses to the final questionnaire, 349 were used for analysis after excluding invalid responses. Data were analyzed using SPSS 24 and AMOS 24. Result - The analysis results are as follows. First, transformational leadership has a direct effect on subordinates' job performance and creativity. Second, transformational leadership was found to increase subordinates' organizational identification. Third, the mediating effect of organizational identification was verified in the relationship between transformational leadership and performance (job performance and creativity). Conclusion -This study analyzed the effect of the transformational leadership on subordinate's job performance and creativity amid the deepening of China's market economy policies after economic opening. The study expands the related studies.
Keywords
Transformational Leadership; Organizational Identification; Job Performance; Creativity;
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