Mediation of the meaning of work on the relationship between leadership and performance, controlling the response bias
Keywords:
Job performance, Leadership, PsychometricAbstract
Objective
Researchers have investigated the relationship between the meaning of work and variables related to work well-being. This study investigated the relationships between transformational leadership and job performance, and the mediation of the meaning of work in these relationships.
Method
A total of 397 professionals of a Brazilian public university participated, answerin gforcedchoice questionnaire. The relationship model between variables was tested using structural equations. In addition, the parameters of indirect effects of mediation were tested using bootstrap (100 resamples).
Results
The results indicated that job performance levels were explained by transformational leadership. The meaning of work explained 86% of the relationship between the variables.
Conclusion
The study contributes by presenting data of acquiescence control and in explaining the impact of variables on professionals’ job performance.
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