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Transformational Leadership and Organizational Processes: Influencing Public Performance
Author(s) -
Sun Rusi,
Henderson Alexander C.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
public administration review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.721
H-Index - 139
eISSN - 1540-6210
pISSN - 0033-3352
DOI - 10.1111/puar.12654
Subject(s) - transformational leadership , leadership style , organizational performance , public relations , test (biology) , shared leadership , transactional leadership , principal (computer security) , psychology , leadership studies , empirical research , political science , organizational effectiveness , knowledge management , computer science , paleontology , philosophy , epistemology , biology , operating system
Leaders are essential actors in public performance improvement and organizational change. However, a key question has not been adequately addressed in prior literature on the topic: how do leadership processes make a difference? Using data on New York City public schools, this article explores the organizational mechanisms by which a specific form of principal's leadership—transformational leadership—influences objective organizational outcomes as measured by standardized test scores. The empirical results indicate that a principal's transformational leadership style affects student test scores through the mediating effects of purposeful performance information use and stakeholder engagement .