Transformational leadership and job behaviors: The mediating role of core job characteristics

    Authors

    R. F. Piccolo;J. A. Colquitt

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Acad. Manage. J.

    Keywords

    ORGANIZATIONAL CITIZENSHIP BEHAVIOR; GOAL COMMITMENT; TRANSACTIONAL; LEADERSHIP; CHARISMATIC LEADERSHIP; FIELD EXPERIMENT; TASK MOTIVATION; PERFORMANCE; METAANALYSIS; ANTECEDENTS; EMPOWERMENT; Business; Management

    Abstract

    Although the effects of transformational leadership on task performance and organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) are well-documented, the mechanisms that explain those effects remain unclear. We propose that transformational leadership is associated with the way followers view their jobs, in terms of Hackman and Oldham's (1976) core job characteristics. Results of our study support a structural model whereby indirect effects supplement the direct effects of transformational leadership on task performance and OCB through the mechanisms of job characteristics, intrinsic motivation, and goal commitment. Additional analyses revealed that transformational leadership relationships were significantly stronger for followers who perceived high-quality leader-member exchange.

    Journal Title

    Academy of Management Journal

    Volume

    49

    Issue/Number

    2

    Publication Date

    1-1-2006

    Document Type

    Article; Proceedings Paper

    Language

    English

    First Page

    327

    Last Page

    340

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000237198600011

    ISSN

    0001-4273

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