Transformational Leadership and Job Satisfaction of Faculties in Private Colleges affiliated to Tribhuvan University in Kathmandu

Abstract

The study explores relationship between transformational leadership and job satisfaction among faculties with mediating role of organizational citizenship behavior in private colleges affiliated to Tribhuvan University in Kathmandu with the goals to validate the determinants of faculties job satisfaction in the higher educational institutions in Kathmandu. The quantitative method and the primary data are used to collect the data through google form questionnaires and physical forms distributed to 499 faculties members in 16 different private colleges in Kathmandu. Out of these, 380 responses (76.15 %)  were received and analyzed quantitatively. The data were analyzed through regression and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) using SPSS and Smart PLS software programs respectively. The findings prove that Transformational Leadership (TL) positively but partially impacts on faculties job satisfaction in private colleges affiliated to TU in Kathmandu. OCB shows positive direct impact on faculties job satisfaction but partially moderate between transformational leadership and faculties job satisfaction in private colleges affiliated to TU in Kathmandu. There are several limitations as colleges selected from only affiliated to Tribhuvan University and cross-sectional data are only used inside Kathmandu. The practical implication is that leaders' individual consideration can be vital to increasing faculties job satisfaction. Thus, leaders can better understand the relationship between the variables and level of faculties’ job satisfaction and mediating role of organizational citizenship behavior in this relationship. In accumulation, it can provide more insights and will be referenced for further research on this topic. Theoretically, this analysis provides the updated insights on transformational leadership and its relationship with job satisfaction of faculties directly and indirectly through Organizational Citizenship behavior in current context in the field of higher education which will be effective for managers and educational policy makers in Kathmandu.