The Effect of Transformational Leadership on Work engagement: The Mediating Role of Structural Empowerment

The present study was conducted to investigate the effect of transformational leadership on work engagement with the mediating role of structural empowerment. The study in terms of purpose is practical and in terms of methods of data collection is survey from group of descriptive researches. The statistical population  is staff  employed  at  deputy  for  management  development  and    resources  of  Ministry  of  Economic  Affairs  and  Finance  200  persons, the  number  of  sample is 80 persons. The tool of data collection is questionnaire of transformational leadership provided by Rafferty & Griffin (2004) and questionnaire of structural empowerment provided by Jáimez Román & Bretones (2013) and questionnaire of work engagement provided by Schaufeli et al. (2006). Data analysis was performed with Structural Equation Modeling approach (SEM) with partial least squares method through Smart-PLS3 software. The findings of this study showed that proposed research model is validated and based on it; transformational leadership has led to structural empowerment and this has an impact on work engagement. Also, structural empowerment variable plays an intermediary role in the relationship between transformational leadership and work engagement.IntroductionThe present study investigated the effect of transformational leadership on work engagement with the mediating role of structural empowerment.Materials and MethodsThe study, in terms of purpose, is practical, and in terms of data collection methods is a survey from a group of descriptive researchers. The statistical population is staff employed as deputies for management development and resources of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Finance 200 persons, the number of the sample is 80 persons. The tool of data collection is the questionnaire on transformational leadership provided by Rafferty & Griffin (2004), and questionnaire on structural empowerment provided by Jáimez Román & Bretones (2013), and the questionnaire on work engagement provided by Schaufeli et al. (2006). Data analysis was performed using the Structural Equation Modeling approach (SEM) with the partial least squares method through Smart-PLS3 software.  Discussion and ResultsThe findings of this study showed that the proposed research model is validated, and based on it, transformational leadership has led to structural empowerment, which impacts work engagement. Also, the structural empowerment variable is an intermediary in the relationship between transformational leadership and work engagement.ConclusionsThese findings can help managers use the interaction between these constructs to develop training programs that increase work engagement. On the other hand, the effect of improving transformational leadership abilities among leaders not only increases employee engagement but also increases their performance, which is considered a bonus for the organization.