The Impact of Transformational Leadership on Commitment to Change Among Jordanian Government Accountant Toward IPSAS Implementation

IPSAS was accepted by Jordan’s government in accordance with worldwide trends.The Jordanian Ministry of Finance launched cash-basis IPSAS in 2015 and planned to implement accrual accounting by January 1,2021.However,the commitment to change remains uneven,hindering the full shift.Moving from old accounting processes to new ones is tough.Even then,it hasn’t been implemented,creating a gap due to the difficulty in committing to new accounting standards throughout implementation due to obstacles.Thus,knowing government accountants’issues is essential to applying IPSAS in government accounting.This study examines how transformational leadership affects government accountants’commitment to IPSAS adoption in Jordan’s public sector.This study used a quantitative approach to survey Jordanian Ministry of Finance accountants.The 384-person study had a 78%response rate.Additionally,PLS-SEM was used to confirm variable relationships.Transformational leadership positively predicted IPSAS implementation,according to the study.

Contextualizing Transformational Leadership Theories in China： A Confucian Perspective

Transformational leadership, though widely studied in the literature, lacks sufficient contextual analysis of its essential leadership process and differences in characteristic behaviors under different cultural settings, especially in the Asian context. This research, through qualitative data collected from eight Chinese organizations （four state-owned enterprises and four private-owned enterprises）, empirically examines the Western transformational leadership theory in China. Moreover, by studying Chinese leaders＇ daily behaviors, we develop a transformational leadership theory in the Chinese business context. This research contributes to contextualizing transformational leadership behaviors and providing deep insights into the Chinese transformational leadership process from a philosophical perspective. Findings can be applied to both Chinese and Western management studies as well as the World of business practice.

Followers＇ Innovative Behavior in Organizations： The Role of Transformational Leadership, Psychological Capital and Knowledge Sharing

This study develops and tests a conceptual model of followers＇ perceptions of transformational leadership as an antecedent to their innovative behavior in organizations. Specifically, we hypothesize that followers＇ innovative behavior can be directly and indirectly influenced by their perceptions of transformational leadership. Knowledge sharing has a mediating effect and followers＇ psychological capital has a moderating role in the relationship between transformational leadership and followers＇ innovative behavior. A total of 212 employees from a diverse range of industries filled out questionnaires. Hierarchical linear modeling is used to analyze the relations. Results reveal that transformational leadership produces positive and significant impacts on followers＇ innovative behavior and this relationship is fully mediated by knowledge sharing. Results also indicate that the positive relationship between transformational leadership and followers＇ innovative behavior is enhanced only when followers possess high psychological capital. This paper adds to innovation literature by empirically testing the moderating role of psychological capital and the mediating role of knowledge sharing on the link between transformational leadership and followers＇ innovative behavior. Implications of the findings for theory, research, and practice are discussed.

An Empirical Research on the Relationship Between Transformational Leadership and Counterproductive Work Behavior of Knowledge Employee

Based on the view of transformational leadership theory, the relationship between transformational leadership and the counterproductive work behavior of knowledge employee was researched. 221 valid questionnaires were obtained through the survey. Hierarchical regression analysis results showed that the virtue was significantly negative related to all the six dimensions of knowledge employee counterproductive work behavior, the vision incentive was significantly negative related to five dimensions of the knowledge employee counterproductive behavior except conservative intellectual behavior, the charisma was significantly negative related to five dimensions of the knowledge employee counterproductive work behavior except passive obedience behavior, personalized care was significantly negative related to five dimensions of the knowledge employee counterproductive behavior except immoral behavior. In short, transformational leadership was negatively related to the knowledge employee counterproductive work behavior.

Leadership,Knowledge Management,and Human Capital Development

This research highlights the need to develop a framework for leadership,human capital development,and knowledge management by reviewing existing literature in the field of research.The main aim of this research is to propose a model which supports the relationship between leadership(servant leadership,transformational leadership)and human capital development.The study also proposes that knowledge management(knowledge sharing,knowledge acquisition)will moderate the relationship between leadership(servant leadership,transformational leadership)and human capital development.A set of propositions that represent an empirically-driven research agenda,and also describe the relationships between the focal variables are presented to enhance audience’s understanding within a business context.

Organizational Behavior Research in Transition Time of China

The article is to introduce author's research results in recent years in the field of leadership behavior. The main researches conducted in this field include competency model of senior executives in communication industry and family firms; transformational leadership and its relationship with leadership effectiveness, the impact of supervisor's feedback on employees' behavior and the cross-culture study of supervisor's feedback. Theoretical and practical contributions of these researches are explained. Directions for future research are discussed.

A Review of Empirical Research on Transformational School Leadership in China(2010-2019)

Purpose:The purpose of this literature review is to investigate the effectiveness of transformational school leadership(TSL)in Chinese K-12 settings between 2010 and 2019.The main objective is to provide a comprehensive understanding of TSL research in China and identify the possible future research directions.Design/Approach/Methods:Vote counting method and narrative synthesis were applied in this review.Findings:This review found the majority of the studies were quantitative,which indicates that qualitative and mixed-method studies should be encouraged.This review also identified 12 major outcome variables,including 9 teacher-level variables,2 school-level variables,and 1 student-level variable.Additionally,the effects of transformational leadership on these outcome variables were uniformly significant,including both direct and indirect effects.Future studies should expand the scope of school-level and student-level outcome variables,but particularly student-level outcome variables.Originality/Value:This is the first systematic review on the effectiveness of TSL research in China,which included both English and Chinese studies.

Volunteer High Performance Work Systems and Service Performance： An Empirical Study of Beijing Olympic Volunteers

This study examines the key human resources factors that affect volunteers＇ service performance from the perspectives of volunteers and managers in the Beijing Summer Olympic Games of 2008. Survey data were collected from 1,727 volunteers and 243 managers at the Beijing Olympics test events held at 10 venues between November 2007 and April 2008. Regression analyses and a moderation test were combined to test the hypotheses. A set of high performance work systems （HPWS） for volunteers in the Beijing Summer Olympic Games were developed which include performance management, training, recognition, teamwork and volunteer participation. Volunteer HPWS were positively related to psychological empowerment, which was in turn positively related to service recovery performance. Moreover, transformational leadership moderates the relationship between volunteer HPWS and psychological empowerment in such a way that the relationship is stronger when transformational leadership is at a higher level than when it is at a lower level.Implications and limitations were also discussed.