A Model of Transformational Leadership in the Organisational Culture of Preschool Institution

Vesnica Mlinarević,Ana Cvjetičanin,Ružica Tokić Zec

doi:10.26529/cepsj.1159

Abstract

The culture of an organisation refers to the common and dominant values and norms, as well as the beliefs and perceptions of its employees. Organisational culture influences employee behaviour and attitudes. The culture of the institution predetermines the tone of the environment, which can affect employee satisfaction. The basic premise of this paper is established in the connection between the characteristics of the leader and the transformational model of leadership in the organisational culture of the preschool institution. This research aims to determine whether the assessments and self-assessments of leaders and preschool teachers differ in the frequency of using the transformational leadership style and to determine the relationship between the transformational leadership style and the leader’s personality traits. The research was conducted in a private Croatian preschool institution, which consists of 10 kindergartens. A total of 51 participants in 9 kindergartens participated in the research. The study used a quantitative research approach. The research results show that preschool teachers and leaders do not differ significantly in estimates of the frequency of application of the transformational leadership style and that there is a significant correlation between some characteristics of the leader and the transformational model of preschool leadership.

Highlights

‘Organisational culture’ is a term describing the dominant beliefs and values within an organisation
Transformational leadership is in line with the collegial model because it assumes that all employees share the same values and interests, and all stakeholders are involved in achieving educational goals. (Tokić Zec, 2021)
In addition to each scale individually, the total score obtained as the average score from all five transformation scales together is shown. This result indicates the overall level of transformational leadership style, used in later analyses

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Introduction

‘Organisational culture’ is a term describing the dominant beliefs and values within an organisation. Transformational leadership is in line with the collegial model because it assumes that all employees share the same values and interests, and all stakeholders are involved in achieving educational goals. 131) defines organisational culture as the organisation of ‘daily work of employees who are focused on a common goal set on a common vision, mission and values of the institution and are motivated to improve the educational process and institution’. It is determined by ‘quality relations, collegiality, trust, teamwork, joint activities, clear rules and an atmosphere of security’ It serves as a mechanism for determining the meaning of the environment that affects an individual’s attitudes and behaviours

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