Saudi Journal of Business and Management Studies (SJBMS)
Volume-2 | Issue-05 | 600-613
Original Research Article
The Influence of Transformational Leadership and School Culture on Organizational Health of Secondary School Teachers in Malaysia: An Empirical Study
Dr. Anantha Raj A. Arokiasamy
Published : May 31, 2017
Abstract
This study aimed to determine the level of transformational leadership practices by school principals in the
national secondary schools in the state of Perak, Malaysia. The four dimensions of transformational leadership studied
were vision identification, modeling, goal acceptance and individual support. The study also looks at the level of
organizational health as well as the relationship with the practice of transformational leadership by the national secondary
school principals’. The respondents consisted of 445 teachers employed in 28 national secondary schools in the state of
Perak, Malaysia. The data obtained was analyzed using SPSS version 20.0. Descriptive analysis and inferential analysis
were used to analyze the influence of the relationship. The study found that school culture functions as a moderator in the
relationship between the transformational leadership style of school principals’ and the organizational health of the
secondary school teachers’ in the state of Perak, Malaysia. In addition, school culture as a moderator in the relationship
between transformational leadership and organizational health is a new discovery in the field of leadership. This is
because the organizational health of secondary schools has never been investigated by local researchers. Most previous
studies have highlighted transformational leadership and school culture has a direct influence on school improvement.