The impact of deans’ distributed leadership on university teachers’ job performance: the mediating role of job satisfaction
This study investigates how deans’ distributed leadership influences university teachers’ job performance in Jiangsu, China, emphasizing the mediating role of job satisfaction. A structured questionnaire survey collected data from 470 university teachers, and the hypotheses were analyzed using Struc...
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| author | Hua Yu Aida Hanim A. Hamid Jamalul Lail Abdul Wahab Mohd Izwan Mahmud |
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| description | This study investigates how deans’ distributed leadership influences university teachers’ job performance in Jiangsu, China, emphasizing the mediating role of job satisfaction. A structured questionnaire survey collected data from 470 university teachers, and the hypotheses were analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). The results demonstrate that distributed leadership significantly enhances teachers’ job satisfaction and job performance through four dimensions: organizational empowerment, collaborative decision-making, teacher participation, and resource support. Furthermore, mediation analysis confirms that job satisfaction partially mediates the relationship between distributed leadership and job performance, highlighting both direct and indirect effects. These findings underscore the critical role of distributed leadership in fostering a supportive and participative environment that boosts teachers’ performance. The study contributes to the theoretical understanding of distributed leadership while offering practical implications for university administrators, such as promoting participatory leadership practices and providing professional resources to enhance job performance and educational outcomes. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0522aa38cf6e46b8a951ccbba53252d52025-02-03T15:34:42ZengTaylor & Francis GroupCogent Education2331-186X2025-12-0112110.1080/2331186X.2025.2458713The impact of deans’ distributed leadership on university teachers’ job performance: the mediating role of job satisfactionHua Yu0Aida Hanim A. Hamid1Jamalul Lail Abdul Wahab2Mohd Izwan Mahmud3Faculty of Education, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Selangor, MalaysiaFaculty of Education, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Selangor, MalaysiaFaculty of Education, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Selangor, MalaysiaFaculty of Education, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Selangor, MalaysiaThis study investigates how deans’ distributed leadership influences university teachers’ job performance in Jiangsu, China, emphasizing the mediating role of job satisfaction. A structured questionnaire survey collected data from 470 university teachers, and the hypotheses were analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). The results demonstrate that distributed leadership significantly enhances teachers’ job satisfaction and job performance through four dimensions: organizational empowerment, collaborative decision-making, teacher participation, and resource support. Furthermore, mediation analysis confirms that job satisfaction partially mediates the relationship between distributed leadership and job performance, highlighting both direct and indirect effects. These findings underscore the critical role of distributed leadership in fostering a supportive and participative environment that boosts teachers’ performance. The study contributes to the theoretical understanding of distributed leadership while offering practical implications for university administrators, such as promoting participatory leadership practices and providing professional resources to enhance job performance and educational outcomes.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/2331186X.2025.2458713Distributed leadershipuniversity teachers’ job satisfactionjob performance in higher educationmediating effect of job satisfactionleadership practices in Chinese universitiesHigher Education Management |
| spellingShingle | Hua Yu Aida Hanim A. Hamid Jamalul Lail Abdul Wahab Mohd Izwan Mahmud The impact of deans’ distributed leadership on university teachers’ job performance: the mediating role of job satisfaction Cogent Education Distributed leadership university teachers’ job satisfaction job performance in higher education mediating effect of job satisfaction leadership practices in Chinese universities Higher Education Management |
| title | The impact of deans’ distributed leadership on university teachers’ job performance: the mediating role of job satisfaction |
| title_full | The impact of deans’ distributed leadership on university teachers’ job performance: the mediating role of job satisfaction |
| title_fullStr | The impact of deans’ distributed leadership on university teachers’ job performance: the mediating role of job satisfaction |
| title_full_unstemmed | The impact of deans’ distributed leadership on university teachers’ job performance: the mediating role of job satisfaction |
| title_short | The impact of deans’ distributed leadership on university teachers’ job performance: the mediating role of job satisfaction |
| title_sort | impact of deans distributed leadership on university teachers job performance the mediating role of job satisfaction |
| topic | Distributed leadership university teachers’ job satisfaction job performance in higher education mediating effect of job satisfaction leadership practices in Chinese universities Higher Education Management |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/2331186X.2025.2458713 |
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