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From Influence to Impact: How Transformational Leadership Shapes Employee Behavior Through Psychological Activation

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Publicado en:Administrative Sciences vol. 15, no. 9 (2025), p. 344-365
Autor principal: Islam, Muhammad Rofiqul
Otros Autores: Prieto Leonel, Talukder, Md Farid
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MDPI AG
Materias:
Innovations
Social exchange theory
Motivation
Perceptions
Self-efficacy
Adaptability
Transformational leadership
Sustainability
Employee behavior
Work orientations
Behavior modification
Data analysis
Leadership
Empowerment
Behavior
Structural equation modeling
Workplaces
Work
Emotions
Job performance
Psychological resources
Behavior change
Change agents
Psychological mechanisms
Environmentalism
Changes
Positive emotions
Employees
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Resumen:This study investigates how transformational leadership impacts pro-environmental and proactive work behaviors through key employee psychological states: self-efficacy, change orientation, and positive affect. We argue that transformational leadership significantly enhances these psychological states, which can drive proactive and pro-environmental workplace behaviors. We used survey data collected via Amazon Mechanical Turk (MTurk) from 542 full-time employees in the United States. Data analysis used Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM). The results confirm that transformational leadership significantly enhances self-efficacy, change orientation, and positive affect, factors that in turn promote pro-environmental work behavior. Moreover, change orientation and positive affect (but not self-efficacy) favor proactive work behavior. These findings emphasize the role of employee psychological mechanisms in translating leadership into sustainable workplace behavior. The study contributes to the leadership and sustainability literature by clarifying how internal psychological resources act as behavioral catalysts. Leaders can formulate strategies focusing on emotional and cognitive empowerment. Limitations and future research directions are also discussed.
ISSN:2076-3387
DOI:10.3390/admsci15090344
Fuente:ABI/INFORM Global