The Impact of Practicing Transformational Leadership on Employees Job Satisfaction in the Municipalities of Jenin Governorate رسالة ماجستير

Abstract

A quantitative study aimed to measure the impact of practicing transformational leadership on employee’s job satisfaction in the municipalities of Jenin Governorate. To achieve the objective of the study a questionnaire was conducted and approved to measure the level of practicing the transformational leadership style and the level of job satisfaction for employees, which were consisted of 16 municipalities. The sample size is (250), which was chosen randomly from a population of (713) employees. The data was analyzed via the statistical analysis tools program SPSS. The final results of the research showed leaders and managers of the municipalities in Jenin Governorate are practicing the transformational leadership style with a moderate degree, and employee's job satisfaction with a high degree level. Results showed that the practice of transformational leadership style has an impact on job satisfaction of employees through three dimensions of transformational leadership: inspirational motivation, individual consideration and empowerment at significance level (0.05). Result concluded that there is a strong significant relationship between practicing transformational leadership on employees' job satisfaction in the municipalities of Jenin Governorate.