An Investigation of the Mediating Role of Perceived Transformational Leadership in the Relationship between Mindfulness and Subjective Well-Being: A Case Study of Ferro Gilan Complex Staff

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1 Assistant Professor, Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Economics and Management, Lorestan University, Khorramabad, Iran

2 Ph.D. Student of Human Resource Management, Faculty of Economics and Management, Lorestan University, Khorramabad, Iran

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the mediating role of perceived transformational Leadership in the relationship between mindfulness and subjective well-being in the Ferro Gilan Complex. The study was descriptive in terms of purpose and descriptive-correlational in terms of data collection method. The statistical population was comprised of all Ferro Gilan Complex employees (N=419), out of which a sample of 200 people were selected via simple random sampling based on Cocran formula. Data collection tools were subjective well-being questionnaire of Keyes and Magyar-Moe (2003), mindfulness questionnaire of Baer et al. (2006), and transformational leadership questionnaire of Bass and Avolio (1997). The obtained data was analyzed descriptively and inferentially using structural equation modeling in SMART PLS2 and SPSS 20. The findings indicated that perceived transformational leadership has a full mediating role in the impact of mindfulness on subjective well-being.

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Organizational Culture Management
Volume 18, Issue 1
April 2020
Pages 47-67

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