The Impact of perceived transfornational leadership on the productivity of teachers
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Date
1998-07
Authors
Lee Heang, Yew
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Abstract
This study seeks to determine the impact of perceived transformational
leadership of principals on the productivity of teachers using questionnaires
developed by Poon (1995) regarding transformational leader behaviours in the
Malaysia context. Factor Analysis has extracted 4 dimensions of leadership
behaviours, that is, motivational support-individualized consideration, integritydynamism-
justiceship, visionary and work facilitation-empowering-charismatic
behaviour. Results from 112 secondary school teachers in Georgetown, Penang,
indicated significant relationship between perceived transformational leadership
behaviours and teachers' productivity. But, the only dimension ofthe transformational
leadership behaviours that showed significant relationship with productivity is
motiv~tional support-individualized consideration.
This study also seeks to determine whether followers' personal values have
any add-on impact in the above relationship. Interestingly, personal values of
followers did not interact with the relationship. This implies that irrespective of what
values teachers hold, a principal who practises motivational support-individualized
consideration is able to enhance the productivity of teachers.
The implication of this study is that principals must practice motivational
support-individualized consideration in order to boost teachers to a higher level of
productivity. Future training for principals must also focus on the elements of
motivational support-individualized consideration.
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Perceived transfornational , Productivity of teachers