Effect of administrators' transformational leadership on teachers work performance: Mediated by teachers' quality of work life and work Engagement at universities in Shenyang, Liaoning Province.
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Transformational leadership, Teachers' work performance, Quality of Work Life, Work Engagement, Shenyang universitiesAbstract
The objectives of this research were to: (1) propose a Structural Equation Model (SEM) demonstrating the effects of administrators' transformational leadership on teachers' work performance (TWP), mediated by teachers' Quality of Work Life (QWL) and Work Engagement (WE) at universities in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, and (2) analyze how transformational leadership, QWL, and WE collectively influence teachers' work performance. This research employed a quantitative methodology with a stratified sampling method used to select 433 art teachers from public universities in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China. Data were collected using a self-developed questionnaire, and analysis involved descriptive statistics, Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA), and SEM. The findings revealed that: (1) the proposed SEM showed an excellent fit with the empirical data (χ²(91) = 180.002, χ²/df = 1.978, GFI = 0.957, AGFI = 0.950, CFI = 0.957, TLI = 0.982, RMR = 0.034, and RMSEA = 0.049). (2) Transformational leadership had a direct positive effect on teachers' work performance (β = 0.279, p < 0.001), with QWL (β = 0.334, p < 0.001) and WE (β = 0.267, p < 0.001) also showing positive effects. Transformational leadership also had indirect positive effects on work performance via QWL (β = 0.188, p = 0.011) and WE (β = 0.097, p = 0.020), indicating that improved QWL and engagement enhance performance outcomes.
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