Relationship Between Transactional Leadership and Employee Lifelong Learning with Prove Orientation as a Mediator

  • Ting-Hao HSIEH Hsiuping University of Science and Technology, Taiwan ROC
  • Yu-Hsia HO Department of Business Administration Asia University, Taiwan ROC
  • Shieh-Liang CHEN Department of Business Administration Asia University, Taiwan ROC

Abstract

The objective of this study was to investigate prove orientation mediate the relationship between transactional leadership and employee lifelong learning. For this, we distributed questionnaires to 800 employees, of which 512 valid questionnaires were received effectivity response rate of 64%. Confirmatory factor analysis and hierarchical regression analysis were employed to test our hypotheses. Our results suggested that transactional leadership positively influences employee lifelong learning, and that prove orientation has a mediating effect on this relationship. This manuscript provides a better understanding of employee lifelong learning can generate financial benefits for organizations. We conclude by proposing recommendations for management practices and future research.

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Published
2020-01-20
How to Cite
HSIEH, Ting-Hao; HO, Yu-Hsia; CHEN, Shieh-Liang. Relationship Between Transactional Leadership and Employee Lifelong Learning with Prove Orientation as a Mediator. Journal of Research in Educational Sciences, [S.l.], v. 10, n. 12, p. 5-9, jan. 2020. ISSN 2068-8407. Available at: <https://journals.aserspublishing.eu/jres/article/view/4246>. Date accessed: 28 mar. 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.14505//jres.v10.12.01.