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Transformational Leadership and Incivility: A Multilevel and Longitudinal Test
Julien S Bureau1, Marylène Gagné2, Alexandre J S Morin3
1Université Laval, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.
Journal of Interpersonal Violence
|January 4, 2018
Summary
Transformational leadership (TFL) was found to reduce workplace incivility over time. High TFL in workgroups predicted less person- and work-related incivility a year later, benefiting employee adjustment.
Area of Science:
- Organizational Psychology
- Workplace Behavior
- Leadership Studies
Background:
- Workplace incivility, encompassing person- and work-related behaviors, negatively impacts employee well-being.
- Transformational leadership (TFL) is theorized to foster positive work environments, potentially mitigating negative behaviors.
- Longitudinal studies are needed to understand the long-term effects of leadership on workplace incivility and employee needs.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine transformational leadership (TFL) as a longitudinal predictor of workplace incivility.
- To investigate the impact of witnessing incivility on employee need satisfaction over time.
- To determine if TFL can reduce workplace incivility and its effects on employees.
Main Methods:
- Longitudinal study with two waves of data collection, 1 year apart.
- Multilevel analyses were conducted on data from 344 production employees across 42 workgroups.
- Perceptions of TFL, witnessed incivility, and need satisfaction were measured.
Main Results:
- Higher perceived TFL at Time 1 predicted lower levels of both person- and work-related incivility at Time 2.
- Group-level incivility did not significantly predict changes in group-level need satisfaction.
- Witnessing higher person-related incivility than peers predicted reduced satisfaction of the need for relatedness.
Conclusions:
- Transformational leadership (TFL) serves as a viable managerial strategy to decrease workplace incivility longitudinally.
- Reducing workplace deviance is crucial as exposure to incivility negatively affects employee adjustment and need satisfaction.
- Further research should explore interventions to mitigate incivility and its psychological consequences.
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