ROLE OF TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP STYLE ON EMPLOYEE JOB PERFORMANCE AMONG HIGH AND LOW RANKING INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION OF KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA

Abstract

A leader, who appears to be effective, provides guidance in order to attain the goals of the
organization by motivating subordinates to perform in the line with a common or shared vision. A
leader may have various leadership qualities and may adopt two or more leadership styles at a time.
This research investigated whether the role of transformational leadership on employee job
performance and moreover does it varies in high and low ranking Institutes of KPK.
The target population for the study was higher educational institutes in KPK sector recognized by the
HEC of Pakistan. Employees of total six universities/institutes from both high and low (three each)
were taken as sample respondents. Primary data of the research was collected through
questionnaires.228 questionnaires were distributed among the population of. In total 205 numbers of
usable responses were received as a feedback on the survey. The overall response rate for the study is
89%. Transformational leadership style with its characteristics of “Idealized Influence” (Attributed
and Behavior), “Inspirational Motivation”, “Intellectual Stimulation” and “Individualized
Consideration” were taken as independent variables whereas “employee job performance” was
taken as a dependent variable. The results of the study revealed that transformational style of
leadership affects the performance of employees in higher educational institutions of KPK sector
significantly. While investigating the characteristics of the transformational style of leadership it is
found that “Inspirational Stimulation and Intellectual Consideration” is concerned, it is found that it
is not significant in relation with employee performance in high ranking institutes and the significant
association has been found in low ranking institutes. The association of “Transformational
Leadership” is found significantly related to employee performance for both high and low ranking
institutes/ universities.