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dc.contributor.authorFernet, C.
dc.contributor.authorTrépanier, S.
dc.contributor.authorAustin, S.
dc.contributor.authorGagné, Marylène
dc.contributor.authorForest, J.
dc.date.accessioned2018-08-08T04:41:09Z
dc.date.available2018-08-08T04:41:09Z
dc.date.created2018-08-08T03:50:57Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.identifier.citationFernet, C. and Trépanier, S. and Austin, S. and Gagné, M. and Forest, J. 2015. Transformational leadership and optimal functioning at work: On the mediating role of employees' perceived job characteristics and motivation. Work & Stress. 29 (1): pp. 11-31.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/69478
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/02678373.2014.1003998
dc.description.abstract

This study aimed to deepen our understanding of the motivational mechanisms involved in the relationship between transformational leadership (TFL) and employee functioning. Drawing on the TFL literature, the job demands–resources model and self-determination theory, we propose an integrative model that relates TFL to employee psychological health (burnout and psychological distress), attitudes (occupational commitment and turnover intention) and performance (professional efficacy, self-reported individual and objective organizational performance) through two explanatory mechanisms: perceived job characteristics (job demands and resources) and employee motivation (autonomous and controlled). This research was conducted in two occupational settings (nurses and school principals), using a distinct variable operationalization for each. Results of both studies provide support for the hypothesized model, suggesting that TFL relates to optimal job functioning (psychological health, job attitudes and performance) by contributing to favourable perceptions of job characteristics (more resources and less demands) and high-quality work motivation (more autonomous motivation and less controlled motivation) in employees. Theoretical contributions and managerial implications as well as directions for future research are presented.

dc.publisherTaylor and Francis Ltd
dc.titleTransformational leadership and optimal functioning at work: On the mediating role of employees' perceived job characteristics and motivation
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume29
dcterms.source.number1
dcterms.source.startPage11
dcterms.source.endPage31
dcterms.source.issn0267-8373
dcterms.source.titleWork & Stress
curtin.departmentFuture of Work Institute
curtin.accessStatusFulltext not available


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