Transformational Leadership of School Heads and Individual Work Performance of Teachers: The Mediating Effect of Organizational Commitment

The purpose of this study was to determine the transformational leadership of school heads and the individual work performance of teachers as mediated by organizational commitment. Utilizing quantitative, non-experimental design via correlational technique, data were obtained from 256 respondents of the study who are teachers among public elementary schools in Cateel 1 and 2, Davao Oriental. The researcher utilized a stratified random sampling technique and an online survey mode of data collection. The researcher also utilized the statistical tools mean, Pearson r, and Medgraph using the Sobel z-test. From the results of the study, it was found that there is a very high level of transformational leadership and individual work performance. There is a high level of organizational commitment. Also, results revealed that there is a significant relationship between transformational leadership and individual work performance, a significant relationship between transformational leadership and organizational commitment, and a significant relationship between organizational commitment and individual work performance. Further, organizational commitment has a partial mediating effect on the relationship between the transformational leadership of school heads and the individual work performance of teachers. Article visualizations: