Driving Employee Proactivity: Investigating the Underlying Self-Efficacy Mechanisms of Transformational Leadership

By analysing survey data from Malaysian public sector employees, this study examines how transformational leadership influences self-efficacy motivation and proactive behaviour.The SmartPLS-SEM results demonstrate a significant mediating effect of selfefficacy motivation.It contributes new empirical evidence that enriching transformational leadership practices can foster employee self-belief and positive workplace actions.From a practical perspective, the research also offers recommendations tailored to the organisational context, focusing on coaching skills and motivation building.