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This study aims to determine the moderating role of emotional intelligence on the correlation between job performance and leadership styles. This study was carried out in three Malaysian universities, University Kebangsaan Malaysia, University Malaya, and Multimedia University, which include 196 academic leaders as respondents. To examine the direction of the correlation between transformational leadership style and job performance, the researcher employed descriptive statistic. Results revealed the positive correlation between transformational leadership style and job performance (r = 0.64, p <0.0005). Analysis of moderator variable indicated emotional intelligence did not affect the correlation between job performance and the predictor. The findings of this study implied that higher education institutions should identify the influential factors of job performance and they should develop and implement new and appropriate policies to improve job performance among the academic administrators.
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To Cite this Article: Mahdinezhad, M., Yusof, H., & Rambeli, N. (2019). Transformational Leadership Style and Leaders’ Performance: The Moderator Role of Emotional Intelligence. International Journal of Academic Research in Progressive Education and Development, 8(3), 343–351.
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