Transformational Leadership and Organizational Performance: the Mediating Role of Results-Oriented Culture in Vietnamese Public Organizations

DOI

10.2991/aebmr.k.211119.018How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Transformational leadership; results-oriented culture; organizational performance; public sector; new public management; Vietnam

Abstract

Purpose: The paper explores the mediating role of results-oriented culture in the relationship between transformational leadership and the performance of results-oriented culture in Vietnamese public service organizations.

Research motivation: Although there have been studies referring to aspects of culture as mediating transformational leadership and organizational performance in the public sector, however, studies that are concerned with the results-oriented cultural aspect are still limited. Therefore, the study aims at closing the mentioned gap by examining the effect of tranformational leadership on performance via results-oriented culture.

Design, approach and method: We surveyed senior managers, middle managers and chief accountants working at 205 public service organizations in Vietnam. By using structural model analysis (SEM) by SmartPLS 3 software, our study has several important contributions.

Main findings: The findings show that transformational leadership, result-oriented culture are positively associated with organizational performance, and that result-oriented culture is a mediating mechanism that explains how transformational leadership leads to higher performance in public service organizations.

Practical/managerial implications: The research has provided evidence that transformational leadership has a direct and indirect impact on organizational performance through results-oriented culture. These results help public service organizations in Vietnam realize the importance of applying transformational leadership style to lead and build a results-oriented culture.

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© 2021 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press International B.V.

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This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Thao Hong Phuong CHAU
AU  - Truc Dinh LE
AU  - Yen Thi TRAN
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/12/07
TI  - Transformational Leadership and Organizational Performance: the Mediating Role of Results-Oriented Culture in Vietnamese Public Organizations
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Emerging Challenges: Business Transformation and Circular Economy (ICECH 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 164
EP  - 175
SN  - 2352-5428
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/aebmr.k.211119.018
DO  - 10.2991/aebmr.k.211119.018
ID  - CHAU2021
ER  -