To What Extent Does Transformational Leadership Style Influence Job Satisfaction and Intent to Stay Among Administrative Healthcare Managers in the United States

Abstract

The purpose of this non-experimental, quantitative, explanatory study was to explore the extent to which there is an illustrative relationship between transformational leadership style, job satisfaction, and intent to stay among administrative healthcare managers in the United States. The target population for this study comprised administrative healthcare managers who were located in the United States, were over 18 years of age, possessed college degrees, and were employed in the healthcare sector at the time of this study. The study sought to answer the following research question: To what extent does transformational leadership style influence job satisfaction and intent to stay among administrative healthcare managers in the United States? Research data were collected by participants who answered a survey where transformational leadership style was the independent variable measured by the Global Transformational Leadership Scale (GTL), job satisfaction was the dependent variable measured by the Job Satisfaction Survey (JSS), and intent to stay was another dependent variable measured by the Organizational Commitment Questionnaire. In its results, the study showed that for administrative healthcare managers, transformational leadership style did not have an immediate effect on job satisfaction, whereas it did have a significantly positive relationship with intent to stay. These findings can enable leaders to improve their grasp over the importance of transformational leadership style as it relates to job satisfaction and intent to stay; by placing a more significant emphasis on transformation leadership style, one can directly impact these aspects. For future research, this study recommends the examination of other moderators that influence transformational leadership style, using different instruments to explain further the various inputs that lead to job satisfaction and intent to stay. Moreover, research similar to this study should be conducted in various other sectors of business.