Abstract
Leadership plays a crucial role in educational institutions, influencing both organizational success and the attainment of institutional goals. This study examines the leadership behaviors of school administrators at La Salle Green Hills. It focuses on the dimensions of transformational leadership, including vision articulation, role modeling, goal alignment, high-performance expectations, individualized support, and intellectual stimulation. Additionally, it addresses transactional leadership characterized by contingent rewards. The study explores how these behaviors influence employee performance, particularly regarding timeliness, diligence, collaboration, and proactiveness. As a Catholic institution, the study also investigates the Lasallian identity, emphasizing core values such as faith, service, and communion, to understand their impact on employee commitment and goal achievement. Using a quantitative research design, the study utilized an adapted and modified 37-item leadership behavior assessment (N1 = 282) and a 25-item self-rating questionnaire (N2 = 164), both administered online to employees. Correlation and regression analyses were conducted to evaluate the relationships and influences of leadership behaviors on employee performance. Results indicate that the administrators are perceived to have high expectations for employees' performance, however, providing individualized support and empathy are less frequently observed. Also, transformational leadership behaviors significantly enhance employees' proactiveness while transactional behavior has a positive relationship with the employee’s core value of communion. Overall, there is a strong positive relationship among transformational, transactional, and Lasallian identity leadership behaviors, all of which are key motivators for employees, fostering collaboration and proactive engagement in the workplace. By strengthening these leadership practices, the school can significantly improve employee performance and achieve its goals.
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May Maricel De Gracia, La Salle Green Hills, Philippines
Janel Concepcion Cinches, La Salle Green Hills, Philippines
Kyle Martin Ilagan, La Salle Green Hills, Philippines
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Conference: SEACE2025
Stream: Educational policy
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Gracia M., Cinches J., & Ilagan K. (2025) Transformational, Transactional, and Lasallian Identity Leadership Behaviors: Effects on Employee Performance ISSN: 2435-5240 The Southeast Asian Conference on Education 2025: Official Conference Proceedings (pp. 521-540) https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2435-5240.2025.44
To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2435-5240.2025.44
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