The Effect of Transformational leadership on Job Satisfaction among Academic Staff

Abstract

Transformational leadership (TL) play an important role to improve job satisfaction(JS) among employees. however, most of the previous studies conducted in organizations and health sectors, limited studies conducted in the education sector. The purpose of this study to exam the effect of transformational leadership on job satisfaction among academic staff and enrich the body of knowledge in education sector and particularly in Iraq setting. The study conducted at Cihan university-Erbil, Iraq. However, the study employed a quantitative method by Structured questionnaires to collect the data, 137 valid questionnaires has been analysed by structural equation modelling to exam the effect among TL and JS. The result showed there is a positive significant effect of TL on JS among academic staff. moreover, the Individuals consideration found a highest impact on Job satisfaction than other TL dimensions. universities should pay more attention to TL and improve the leader's characteristics among university leaders to enhance the JS among academics staff.

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