Transformational Leaders and Work Performance: The Mediating Roles of Identification and Self-efficacy

Journal Title: BAR: Brazilian Administration Review - Year 2013, Vol 10, Issue 4

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.

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Cavazotte, Flávia; Moreno, Valter; Bernardo, Jane

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Cavazotte, Flávia; Moreno, Valter; Bernardo, Jane (2013). Transformational Leaders and Work Performance: The Mediating Roles of Identification and Self-efficacy. BAR: Brazilian Administration Review, 10(4), -. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-40558