The Effect of Transformational Leadership on Job Satisfaction and Job Alienation: The Mediating Effect of Affect

Abstract

The main purposes of this study are to examine the effects of transformational leadership on job attitude (such as job satisfaction and job alienation) of organizational members and the mediating effect of affect(that is, positive affect and negative affect) on transformational leadership and job attitude (specifically, job satisfaction, job alienation). For this study, the sample consisted of 533 civil servants and used AMOS 19.0 statistical package in analysis. The results of analysis are as follows. First, there is a positive effect of transformational leadership on positive affect and a negative effect on negative affect. Second, there is a positive effect of transformational leadership to job satisfaction and a negative effect to job alienation. Third, there is a positive effect of positive affect on job satisfaction and a negative effect on job alienation. There is a negative effect of negative affect on job satisfaction and a positive effect on job alienation. Last, there is a mediating effect of affect (e.g. positive affect, negative affect) between transformational leadership and job attitude (e.g. job satisfaction, job alienation) of organizational members. These study results imply that transformational leadership can heighten positive affect and improve the job attitude of organizational members. Based on these study results, we suggested the need for further discussion amidst research limitations for effective human resource management.