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Non-Financial Performance and Transformational Leadership: Interaction and Impact on Sustainable Development Practices in Jordan  

GHAZALAT, Anas (Accounting Department, Faculty of Business Studies, Arab Open University)
JUNDI, Khaled (Graduate School of Business, Universiti Sains Malaysia)
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The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business / v.8, no.7, 2021 , pp. 215-224 More about this Journal
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This article emphasizes the consequences of exploring the relationship between sustainable development practices and non-financial performing factors. Also, it investigates the combined effects of the transformational leadership style on the relationship between sustainable development practices and non-financial performing factors. Using primary data sources, this study reviews the literature on the relationship between the factors of the effectiveness of sustainable development practices of Jordanian contractors and non-financial performance. A total of 290 questionnaires were personally distributed to contractors in the Amman district in Jordan. Only 253 questionnaires were returned and usable for further analysis, which represents a response rate of 87%. Data was collected from October 2020 until April 2020. Hypotheses were tested through multiple regression analysis, and hypotheses for interacting effect were examined through hierarchical multiple regression analysis. Based on the results of the analysis obtained there is a significant effect on the relationship between sustainable development and non-financial performances. It shows that construction companies involved in sustainability practices will able to improve their performance, which contributed significantly toward the overall firm's performance. Whereas, results from hierarchical multiple regressions showed that transformational leadership had no moderation effect on the non-financial performance in such a way that reaches a higher firm performance level.
Keywords
Sustainable Development; Non-Financial Performance; Transformational Leadership; Construction Industry;
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