Mediation of the meaning of work on the relationship between leadership and performance, controlling the response bias

Abstract

Abstract Objective: Researchers have investigated the relationship between the meaning of work and variables related to work well-being. This study investigated the relationships between transformational leadership and job performance, and the mediation of the meaning of work in these relationships. Method: A total of 397 professionals of a Brazilian public university participated, answerin gforced-choice questionnaire. The relationship model between variables was tested using structural equations. In addition, the parameters of indirect effects of mediation were tested using bootstrap (100 resamples). Results: The results indicated that job performance levels were explained by transformational leadership. The meaning of work explained 86% of the relationship between the variables. Conclusion: The study contributes by presenting data of acquiescence control and in explaining the impact of variables on professionals’ job performance.

Keywords

• Job performance
• Leadership
• Psychometric