Transformational Leadership as a Driver of Teacher Engagement and Motivation: Perspectives from Private Educational Institutions in Sukkur Sindh

Abstract

This study investigated the influence of transformational leadership on Employee Engagement and Employee Motivation among the private school teachers of Sukkur City, Sindh, Pakistan. This study was quantitative and cross-sectional in nature based on deductive approach and positivist philosophy. Primary data collected through close ended questionnaire containing five-point Likert scale ranging from strongly disagree to strongly agree. Instrument was adopted from prior research studies and delivered to school teachers working in private schools of Sukkur city who were known as the target population of the study. A sum of 164 close-ended questionnaires was distributed among the targeted population by using convenience sampling which is an item of non-probability sampling. Data analysis and interpretation were done by using SPSS version 22.0 and PLS SEM. was used for determining descriptive statistics while PLS-SEM was used for hypotheses testing and model verification. This study was based on three variables; one was independent and two were dependent. The entire study was based on three objectives which were accomplished by setting and testing eight hypotheses. Both hypotheses were found positive and significant. Results were thoroughly discussed in results and discussion section with numerical data.