EFFECTS OF TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP ON EMPLOYEE WORK PERFORMANCE: EMPIRICAL STUDY FROM A TECH COMPANY IN CHINA

Abstract

This research aims to study the influence of transformational leadership on employee work performance in the technology industry in China. The study surveyed 400 employees, collecting data through a purposive sampling method. Data analysis was conducted using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM). The results indicate that transformational leadership, particularly in the idealized influence dimension, significantly influences employee performance in the Chinese technology industry, with statistical significance at the .001 level. The model also demonstrates a predictive power of 57.8%.