The role of job identity and work enthusiasm in the relationship between transformational leadership and job performance in employees of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

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1 هیات علمی دانشگاه

2 faculty university

10.30473/jpsy.2025.74424.1090

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Transformational leadership considers the development of productivity and job performance by changing people and organizations with the goal of organizational improvement. The main purpose of this study was to investigate the mediating role of job identity and work enthusiasm in the relationship between transformational leadership and job performance in employees of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences. According to Morgan's table, the sample size was determined as 318 people and they were selected by available sampling method. Data collection tools included Cheney's Occupational Identity Questionnaire (1983), Salvanova et al.'s Work Enthusiasm Questionnaire (2001), Bass and Avolio's Transformational Leadership Questionnaire (2000), and Hersey and Goldsmith's Job Performance Questionnaire (1981). The analysis of research data was done using descriptive and inferential statistics methods and with the help of Spss24 and Pls software. The results of the research showed that the work enthusiasm variable can play a role as a mediating variable in the relationship between transformational leadership and job performance, while job identity plays a mediating role in the relationship between transformational leadership and job performance in employees of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences does not. There is a relationship between transformational leadership and the enthusiasm of employees of the University of Medical Sciences, it is suggested that training workshops be held for managers and supervisors of different departments in order to promote transformational leadership.

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