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Perceptions of transformational leadership and job satisfaction: The roles of personality traits and psychological empowerment §

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  • Aydogmus, Ceren
  • Metin Camgoz, Selin
  • Ergeneli, Azize
  • Tayfur Ekmekci, Ozge

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Through two studies, this paper investigates the moderating effects of personality traits (i.e., extraversion, conscientiousness, agreeableness and neuroticism) and the mediating effect of psychological empowerment on the relationship between perceived transformational leadership and job satisfaction. Study 1 searches whether personality traits moderate the effects of perceived transformational leadership on followers’ job satisfaction. Using a sample of 221 R&D employees employed by information technology organizations, the results of Study 1 indicate that the more conscientious the employee, the stronger the relationship between perceived transformational leadership and job satisfaction. Study 2 explores whether psychological empowerment mediates the effects of perceived transformational leadership on followers’ job satisfaction. Based on data from 348 academics, the results support the mediating role of psychological empowerment on job satisfaction, in that when employees perceive their leader as transformational they feel more psychologically empowered, which in turn increases job satisfaction levels. Implications for future research and practice are discussed.

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  • Aydogmus, Ceren & Metin Camgoz, Selin & Ergeneli, Azize & Tayfur Ekmekci, Ozge, 2018. "Perceptions of transformational leadership and job satisfaction: The roles of personality traits and psychological empowerment §," Journal of Management & Organization, Cambridge University Press, vol. 24(1), pages 81-107, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:jomorg:v:24:y:2018:i:01:p:81-107_00
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    1. Sehrish Ilyas & Ghulam Abid & Fouzia Ashfaq & Muhammad Ali & Wasif Ali, 2021. "Status Quos Are Made to be Broken: The Roles of Transformational Leadership, Job Satisfaction, Psychological Empowerment, and Voice Behavior," SAGE Open, , vol. 11(2), pages 21582440211, April.
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    4. Chiyin Chen & Xinyi Ding & Jiachen Li, 2021. "Transformational Leadership and Employee Job Satisfaction: The Mediating Role of Employee Relations Climate and the Moderating Role of Subordinate Gender," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(1), pages 1-14, December.
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    6. César Viloria-Núñez & Marcela Tovar & Anthony Constant Millán, 2023. "Digital archetypes: a tool for understanding personality characteristics in the digital culture," Palgrave Communications, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 10(1), pages 1-14, December.

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