The Effect of Transformation Leadership on Organizational Performance through the Strong Lecturer Engagement

Abstract

Transformational leadership is one of the leadership types that can be applied in an organization, especially for organizations in the field of education. This study was conducted on several lecturers spread across several campuses in Indonesia. The research method uses SEM- {PLS). The results showed as follows. (1) Engagement influences performance with a T-statistic value of 4.000 (> 1.96). Furthermore, the original sample estimate value is positive that is 0.582. Therefore, H1 is accepted. (2) There is a significant relationship between transformational leadership and engagement with a T-statistic value of 16.737 (> 1.96). Furthermore, the original sample estimate value is positive that is 0.820. Therefore, H2 is accepted. (3) There is no significant relationship between the transformational leadership and performance with a T- statistic value of 0.145 (< 1.96). Furthermore, the original sample estimate value is positive that 0.202 which indicates that the relationship between transformational leadership and performance is negative. Therefore, H3 is rejected.