Transformational Leadership and Employee Work Attitudes: A Theoretical Model’s Constitution and Analysis

Abstract

This article aims to analyze the process of transformational leadership influence the work attitude of employee thus revealing the background of this “black box”. Based on the analysis of goal setting, self-efficacy, goal self-concordance and other factors’ internal relationship and mechanism between transformational leadership and employee work attitudes, we constitutes an innovative theoretical model. By analysis of the internal relationships between all elements, this article proposes 9 propositions. This is an academic improvement about the work of transformational leadership on employees' attitude directly, simple path of influence study, it enables people to have a more comprehensive and complete understanding about the role played by transformational leadership.
Key words：Transformational leadership; Goal setting; Self-efficacy; Goal self-concordance