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A Study on Impact of ‘Inspirational Motivation Dimension of Transformational Leadership’ on Employee Job Satisfaction.
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Inspirational Motivation, Employee Job Satisfaction, Transformational Leadership, Leadership Styles, Leadership.
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The objective of this research is to analyze the impact of ‘Inspirational Motivation’ dimension of Transformational Leadership’ on employee job satisfaction in one of the multinational engineering services companies in Bengaluru city. The name of the company is withheld for the purpose of confidentiality. Transformational leadership is the innovative approach of leadership which emphasizes on inspiring and motivating their followers to achieve extraordinary results by fostering a sense of purpose and empowering individuals to utilize their full potential. Transformational leadership has been associated with high levels of commitment, employee engagement and performance as well as innovation, creativity, and adaptability. Transformational leaders play a strong role of mentor, supporter, and innovator through their four dimensions of transformational leadership - Idealized Influence, Inspirational Motivation, Intellectual Stimulation, and Individualized Consideration. This study mainly emphasizes on Inspirational Motivation dimension of transformational leadership. Inspirational motivation is a dimension of transformational leadership where leaders motivate and inspire their followers by articulating a compelling vision of the future. They boost the team morale through motivational techniques and acting as inspiration for their followers. Leaders who exhibit inspirational motivation communicate a clear and inspiring vision that mobilizes and energizes their team members towards shared goals and aspirations. Therefore, Inspirational Motivation dimension can play such an influential role in organizational growth. On the other side, employee job satisfaction is the feeling and attitude people have towards their jobs and different aspects of their jobs. When employees have pleasant and positive attitudes towards their job, that’s when they are satisfied with their job and vice versa. This study emphasizes on to investigate the impact of ‘Inspirational Motivation dimension of transformational leadership’ on employee job satisfaction by means of a descriptive and analytical methodology. Quantitative research design is adopted. The quantitative study applies a survey type of research design. In this study simple random technique is used to select the sample. A structured questionnaire is utilized to obtain primary data from the participants. 125 employees participated in the study. Out of which 112 participants responded showing 89.6% response rate. The Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ) developed by Bass (1997) is referred to measure ‘Inspirational Motivation dimension of transformational leadership. A 5-point Likert scale is used from Strongly disagree (1) to Strongly agree (5). The Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ) is referred to measure the level of satisfaction among employees with a scale from very dissatisfied (1) to very satisfied (5). The collected primary data is analyzed using descriptive statistics. To test the hypothesis, Pearson correlation analysis is used. This study revealed that there is highly significant and positive relationship between ‘Inspirational Motivation dimension of transformational leadership’ and employee job satisfaction. Inspirational Motivation positively impacts on employee job satisfaction. The result of this study concluded that if leaders adopt ‘Inspirational Motivation dimension of transformational leadership’ they could get better committed and satisfied employees for the organization which will help to achieve organizational goals. Outcome of this research will be beneficial to such organizations who are still following traditional leadership styles. It will be a good insight to them, why there is a need to bring transformation in the leadership and how much it is necessary and going to impact to keep employees satisfied in their job, to achieve organizational goals.
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Mr. Rajani Panchkaran Gaganmale, Dr. Shubhi Nigam, & Dr. Aditya Upadhyay (December-2024). A Study on Impact of ‘Inspirational Motivation Dimension of Transformational Leadership’ on Employee Job Satisfaction.. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NOVEL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, 9(12), c584-c594. https://ijnrd.org/papers/IJNRD2412271.pdf
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Volume 9 Issue 12, December-2024
Pages : c584-c594
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Country: Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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