The effect of Transformational Leadership to Individual Readiness for Change and Resilience, mediated by Psychological Empowerment in construction and infrastructure sector.
Werdhi Hanartari Mangundjaya(a*), Fanny Martdianty

a) Magister of Management Program, Faculty of Economic and Business Universitas Indonesia
b) Magister of Management Program, Faculty of Economic and Business Universitas Indonesia

Abstract

In 2019 Corona Virus Disease 19 (Covid-19) disrupt most of business including construction and infrastructure sector. Companies in this sector must struggle through lack of funds from investors and health protocol that led to longer time and higher cost to finish construction projects. Business needs to be resilience in this obscurity time. Research to find how to create resilience people is needed as the crisis still goes on. The aim of this study is to explore the relationship between transformational leadership to individual readiness to change and resilience with psychological empowerment as mediator in construction & infrastructure sector. The method used in this research is structural equation modelling (SEM). The finding shows that Transformational leadership has positive and significant relationship to psychological empowerment. Psychological empowerment positive and significantly mediated the effect of transformational leadership to individual readiness for change and resilience.

Keywords: Transformational Leadership, Psychological Empowerment, Individual Readiness for Change, Resilience

Topic: Organizational Behavior, Leadership and Human Resource Management