Perceived transformational leadership style as determinant of subordinates’ trust perspective of Malaysian local authorities

• Main Authors: Mohamad, Mohd Hamran, Yahya, Khulida Kirana, Daud, Zulkiflee, Mohamed, Hassan Al Banna
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: HD28 Management. Industrial Management
• Online Access: http://repo.uum.edu.my/17395/1/JSMAP%20331-345.pdf; http://repo.uum.edu.my/17395/; https://edupediapublications.org/journals/index.php/JSMaP/article/view/2888
• Institution: Universiti Utara Malaysia

The purpose of this study is to examine the influence of transformational leadership style on subordinates’ trust using 300 questionnaires responded by the employees (support staff group) of local authorities (LAs) located in the central region of peninsular Malaysia.The measurement scale employed in this study has met the acceptable levels of validity and reliability tests of the study.However, performing confirmatory factor analysis based on structural equation modeling (SEM) has remained some items of single component of transformational leadership style.Thus, transformational leadership are measured based on single construct as a first order model analysis.Regression result of SEM analysis indicated that trust was influenced by the transformational leadership style. Further, this study provided the discussions and implications from the findings.