Linking Transformational Leadership to Performance: A Study in a Correctional Institution

Abstract

The article describes the effect of transformational leadership on class I prison officers' performance through job satisfaction and work motivation. The research instrument is based on each construct's operationalization process that was adopted and developed from previous research. Using the Structural Equation Modeling approach with the help of the Lisrel 8.8 statistical device, the authors found that that there was a significant favorable influence among transformational leadership, job satisfaction, and performance, also between job satisfaction and performance. However, the test shows no significant relationship between work motivation and employee performance. New research results are expected to add to the literature's limitations and provide empirical evidence regarding the relationship between transformational leadership and job satisfaction on employee performance.