Title: The effect of the principal's transformational leadership and school organisational culture on the performance of junior high school teachers with work ethic as a moderating variable

Authors: Singgih Bektiarso

Addresses: Universitas Jember, East Java Province, Indonesia

Abstract: The aim of this research is to examine the influence of the principal's transformational leadership, school organisational culture and work ethic on teacher performance. This research population that has been determined is junior high school science teachers in the city of Jember, Indonesia. The number of respondents who were involved was 160 teachers. Data collection techniques have been applied using a questionnaire. The data analysis used was structural equation modelling (SEM) analysis with the PLS technique. The research results show that first, the principal's transformational leadership has a significant positive effect on the performance of junior high school science teachers; second, school organisational culture has a significant positive effect on junior high school science teacher performance; third, work ethic moderates the influence of the principal's transformational leadership on junior high school science teacher performance; fourth, work ethics moderates the influence of school culture on junior high school science teacher performance.

Keywords: principal's transformational leadership; school organisational culture; work ethic; teacher performance.

DOI: 10.1504/IJMIE.2024.141768

International Journal of Management in Education, 2024 Vol.18 No.6, pp.595 - 614

Received: 21 Sep 2023
Accepted: 01 Mar 2024
Published online: 01 Oct 2024 *

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