Relations Between Transformational Leadership and Employee Empowerment, Employee Burnout and Organizational Citizenship Behavior_Vol. 2 No. 1 (JMSD 2025)_Journal of Management and Social Development (ISSN: 3005-5741)

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Relations Between Transformational Leadership and Employee Empowerment, Employee Burnout and Organizational Citizenship Behavior

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.62517/jmsd.202512119

Author(s)

Xi Chen*

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Fuzhou University of International Studies and Trade, Fuzhou, China *Corresponding Author.

Abstract

This paper will study the relationship between transformational leadership (TL) and employee empowerment, employee burnout and Organizational Citizenship behavior (OCBs). On the basis of literature analysis, relationship and correlation hypothesis are carried out. The data comes from the questionnaire survey, which mainly collects sample data from different industries and regions in China. Correlation analysis and regression analysis showed that TL was positively correlated with employee empowerment, OCBs was positively correlated with it, and employee burnout was negatively correlated with it. That is to say, good transformational leadership is conducive to employee empowerment and OCBS, and is conducive to reducing or alleviating employee burnout. There are also articles supporting this conclusion.

Keywords

Transformational Leadership; Employee Empowermen; Employee Burnout; Organizational Citizenship Behavior

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