Saudi Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences (SJHSS)
Volume-2 | Issue-04 | 328-335
Original Research Article
The Influence of Transformational Leadership on Organizational Health of Secondary School Teachers in Malaysia: School Culture as a Moderator
Anantha Raj A. Arokiasamy
Published : April 30, 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 Pulau Pinang, 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 226 teachers employed in 16 national secondary schools in the state of
Pulau Pinang, 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 Pulau Pinang, 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.