The Influence of Transformational Leadership towards Employee Feedback Seeking Behaviour
- March 16, 2019
- Posted by: RSIS
- Category: Social Science
International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume III, Issue III, March 2019 | ISSN 2454–6186
The Influence of Transformational Leadership towards Employee Feedback Seeking Behaviour
Yang Ching Hian1, Ying-Leh Ling2
1Wawasan Open University, Malaysia
2Politeknik Kuching Sarawak, Malaysia
Abstract:-The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between transformational leadership and employee feedback seeking behaviour in construction industry. The study also identified the influence of transformational leadership towards employee feedback seeking in construction industry. The study targeted on 50 employees who were involved in the Sarawak Highway project Kuching, and stratified random sampling technique was used for the sampling. Data was collected using Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (Avolio & Bass, 2004) and Cavanaugh Feedback Seeking Questionnaires (Cavanaugh, 2016). Pilot study was conducted, in which Alpha Cronbach coefficient of 0.949 was obtained that deemed the survey approach reliable. Pearson’s correlation and linear regression analysis techniques were used to analyse the data. The results showed that there were strong positive and significant correlation between both inspirational motivation (r = .405, p <.01) and intellectual stimulation (r = .306, p <.05) with employee feedback seeking behaviour. The study further depicted that employee feedback seeking behaviour was significant influenced by intellectual stimulation and inspirational motivation. The study has shown that there is a positive relationship between transformational leadership and employee feedback seeking behaviour. The study further indicated that transformational leadership significantly influences employee feedback seeking behaviour in construction industry, thus encouraging frequency of feedback seeking among employees.
Keywords: Transformational leadership, intellectual stimulation, inspirational motivation, employee feedback seeking behaviour.
I. INTRODUCTION
In general, construction industry requires demanding manpower, skills, commitment and effective manpower control. According to Ismail and Nur (2016), construction industry is categorised as one of the world’s largest industries, which hold approximately 18 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in year 2016. In Malaysia, construction is a main development industry with fundamental economic, social and environmental responsibility. Construction industry drives the development of Malaysian economy and throughout many years, it improves the living quality of Malaysians.
