Exploring the Relationships among Transformational Leadership, Deviant Workplace Behavior, and Job Performance: An Empirical Study

Abstract

The present study aims to explore the relationships among transformational leadership, deviant workplace behavior, and job performance. Data were collected with the help of a self administered questionnaire from 175 working executives in Bangladesh using convenience sampling technique. Data that have been collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics, bivariate correlation, and regression analysis. Results indicated a negative correlation between transformational leadership and deviant workplace behavior while a positive correlation was found between transformational leadership and job performance. It also reported that there is a negative correlation between deviant workplace behavior and job performance. The main implication is that the development of transformational leadership attributes of the executives will ameliorate the job performance and abate the deviant workplace behaviors. The important limitation was in using convenience samples that might limit the generalizability of the results. Future research directions are also discussed.