Investigating the relationship of transformational leadership and job satisfaction: A comparative study on public and private sector employees

The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between job satisfaction and perceived transformational leadership behaviors for managers for public and private sector employees. In this context, the relationship between transformational leadership, dimensions of transformational leadership; idealized influence, inspirational motivation, intellectual stimulation, individualized consideration and job satisfaction is looked into. Also the relationship between transformational leadership, job satisfaction and some demographic features (gender, age, marital status, education, seniority, etc.) is looked into. The sample consists of 140 people whose are working in the public and private sector organizations in the province of İstanbul. The people were applied questionnaires relating to demographic variables of the employees, transformational leadership and job satisfaction. The results of the study were analyzed by using SPSS 19.0 statistical packet program. In this analysis of the data; frequency analysis, descriptive statistics, reliability analysis, Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, Pearson Correlation analysis, T-test and one-way anova were used. The results of the study reveal a significant relationship between transformational leadership, dimensions of transformational leadership and job satisfaction. Furthermore, employees' perceptions of transformational leadership are found to vary depending on their marital status, the sector of the employee and age variables; do not show difference according to variables such as gender, education, seniority and position in the workplace were defined. Job satisfaction of employees are found to vary depending on their marital status and sector of the employee; do not show difference according to gender, education, age, seniority and position in the workplace were defined. Keywords: Transformational Leadership, Job Satisfaction, Public and Private Sector Employees.