Influence of Transformational Leadership on the Personnel of Church and Institutions in Cameroon Union Mission of Seventh-day Adventist Church

Abstract

Personnel in the Cameroon Union Mission (CMUM) demonstrated a high level of performance. Leaders seemed to use transformational leadership (TL) that is multi-dimensional. The four dimensions of TL are idealized influence (II), inspirational motivation (IM), intellectual stimulation (IS), and individualized consideration (IC). This study investigated and empirically established which dimensions the leaders in CMUM were mostly using. Several studies have previously demonstrated the significant level of influence of that TL on personnel performance. To fulfill this purpose, the study adopted causal descriptive-correlational research design for the quantitative part while the qualitative part adopted the phenomenological and explanatory designs. The target population comprised 447 employees of which 21 were top managers, 28 were middle managers and 398 being subordinates. The sample sizes were 199 respondents for personnel and 49 respondents for top and middle managers. The results revealed a mean for II (mean = 3.73; SD = 1.11), a mean for IM (mean = 3.60; SD = 1.11), a mean for the IS score (mean = 3. 49; SD = 1.13), a mean for IC (mean = 3.47; SD = 1.16), and a mean for personnel performance (mean = 4.29; SD = 0.76). The null hypothesis that stated there was no TL dimension mostly used in in the CMUM of the SDA Church was rejected when the predictor variables were taken individually. The Beta values of predictors were: a Beta value of 0.394 with a p-value of 0.000 for II, a Beta value of 0.440 with a p-value of 0.000 for IM, a Beta value of 0.383 with a p-value of 0.000 for the IS, and a Beta value of 0.403 with a p-value of 0.000 for IC. The qualitative results also supported that TL had an influence on PP and the IM dimension was the mostly used. They revealed that the null hypothesis was rejected for IM with a Beta value of 0.402 with a p-value of 0.016, while the null hypothesis was accepted based on predictors: II, IS and IC at values respectively of 0.997, 0.633, and 0.453. The results contrasted the literature review findings.