The Role of Transformational Leadership in Enhancing Employee Creativity and Performance: A Social Cognitive Theory Perspective

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Keywords:

Transformational Leadership, Employee Creativity, Employee Performance

Abstract

The competitiveness of domestic technology is currently very high over time, which makes companies competitive with each other in increasing digitalization in the organization. Transformational leadership is crucial for companies to enhance employee creativity, especially for state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in the electric energy sector. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of (1) Transformational leadership on employee creativity, (2) Transformational leadership on employee performance, and (3) Employee creativity on employee performance. The sampling technique used Proportional Random Sampling. The sample used was permanent employees of a state-owned enterprise in the electric energy sector located in Malang City, Indonesia, with 89 employees. Data were obtained from questionnaires. Data analysis techniques using descriptive statistical analysis and Structural Equation Modeling using the SmartPLS. The results showed that there was a significant effect of transformational leadership on employee creativity while transformational leadership on employee performance showed no significant effect. Besides that, employee creativity on employee performance showed a significant effect.

Author Biography

Hamidah Nayati Utami, Brawijaya University

Pengaruh pelatihan, kompensasi terhadap kepuasan kerja karyawan dan kinerja karyawan

Pengaruh motivasi kerja dan komitmen organisasional terhadap kinerja karyawan (Studi pada karyawan bagian HRD PT. Arthawena Sakti Gemilang Malang)

 

Pengaruh pelatihan, kompensasi dan disiplin kerja terhadap prestasi kerja karyawan (Studi pada kantor PT. PLN (persero) Area Pelayanan dan Jaringan Malang)

 

Pengaruh Kecerdasan Emosional Terhadap Kinerja (Studi Pada Karyawan PT. Jasa Raharja Cabang Jawa Timur)

 

Pengaruh Kompensasi dan Kepuasan Kerja terhadap Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB) dan Kinerja Karyawan (Studi pada Perawat Rumah Sakit Umum “Darmayu†di Kabupaten Ponorogo)

 

Pengaruh disiplin kerja dan komunikasi organisasi terhadap kepuasan kerja dan kinerja karyawan (studi pada karyawan divisi marketing pt. victory international futures kota malang)

 

Pengaruh Kepuasan Kerja Terhadap Komitmen Organisasional Dan Kinerja Karyawan (Studi pada Karyawan Tetap PG Kebon Agung Malang)

 

Pengaruh organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) terhadap kinerja (studi pada tenaga perawat ruang rawat inap Rumah Sakit Baptis Batu)

 

The influence of organizational culture and entrepreneurial orientation on the job satisfaction, organizational commitment, and employee’s performance

 

Pengaruh Kualitas Pelayanan Terhadap Kepuasan Dan Loyalitas Tamu Hotel (Studi Tentang Persepsi Tamu Hotel Mahkota Plengkung Kabupaten Banyuwangi)

 

Analisis partisipasi masyarakat dalam pengembangan desa wisata (studi pada Desa Pujonkidul Kecamatan Pujon Kabupaten Malang)

 

Peran stakeholder pariwisata dalam pengembangan Pulau Samalona sebagai destinasi wisata bahari

 

Pengaruh Gaya Kepemimpinan Terhadap Motivasi Kerja dan Kinerja Karyawan

 

Pengaruh Pendidikan Dan Pengalaman Kerja Terhadap Kemampuan Kerja Dan Kinerja Karyawan (Studi Pada Karyawan PT. INKA (Persero))

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2025-01-08

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