Transformational Leadership’s Impact on Teacher’s Work Performance through the mediation of Organization Culture: Literature Review

Resumen

Leadership styles in an organization substantially impact the success of the organization and the productivity of its employees. However, what transformational leadership entails and its effect on teacher effectiveness as well as the influencing factors between leadership style and work performance remains unknown. This paper's objective is to undertake an empirical literature review of current studies on the extent which transformational leadership affects teachers' job performance and the organizational culture's mediating role. Based on the literature review, it reaches two conclusions: Firstly, there is a positive correlation between transformational leadership and teachers' job performance. Secondly, organizational culture plays a crucial mediating role between transformational leadership and performance. Hence, it is reasonable to conduct additional research on the impact of transformational leadership, particularly for specific dimensions’ effect on the performance of teachers through the mediating role of a school’s organizational culture. It is also highlighted that school leaders should recognize the significance of school culture and thus work hard to cultivate a conducive and pleasant work environment and organizational culture.