Leadership Style in Retail

SMSU Event Center BC

We expect that transformational leadership in retail stores will have a strong positive correlation with performance. We expect that transformational leadership in retail stores will have a strong positive correlation with life satisfaction. We expect that transformational leadership in retail stores will have a strong positive correlation with job satisfaction. We expect that transformational leadership in retail stores will have a negative correlation with burnout. We expect transactional leadership in retail stores will positively predict performance. We expect transactional leadership in retail stores will positively predict life satisfaction. We expect transactional leadership in retail stores will positively predict job satisfaction. We expect transactional leadership in retail stores negatively predict burnout. We expect that transformational leadership in retail stores will produce stronger positive relationships with performance, life satisfaction, and job satisfaction than transactional leadership in retail and a stronger negative correlation with burnout. We will collect data by surveying CSUSB students currently working in retail, as well as those working in retail in Southern California retail chains. Students will take the survey through Sona, while other employees will by given a paper and pencil version of the survey. Data collection will begin in the spring.