Burns, 1978). They are also consistent with self-determination theory which connects extrinsic motivation to external and instrumental motivators (Deci and Ryan, 2000, 2008). The practice of transactional leadership behaviors by senior pastors is likely to reinforce extrinsic motivation among volunteers within church congregations. It is noteworthy that survey subjects senior pastors low in transactional leadership (M = 1.69) and high in transformational leadership (M = 3.24), and themselves low in extrinsic motivation (M = 1.27) and high in intrinsic motivation (M = 3.80). These results indicate that volunteers perceived senior pastors as more typically exercising transformational rather than transactional leadership behaviors and themselves as more typically experiencing intrinsic rather than extrinsic motivation. Transactional Leadership Behaviors, Trust, and Value Congruence Predicting Volunteer Extrinsic Motivation The results of regression analysis indicate that the transactional leadership behaviors of senior pastors did not significantly predict volunteer trust in or value congruence with senior pastors. Correlation analysis also indicated no significant positive correlation between transactional leadership and trust or value congruence. Because transactional leadership did not have a statistically significant effect on trust or value congruence, these two variables did not have a mediating effect on the relationship between transactional leadership and extrinsic motivation. These results are not consistent with the findings of Jung and Avolio (2000) that transactional leadership predicts trust and value congruence and that these variables
Burns, 1978). They are also consistent with self-determination theory which connects extrinsic motivation to external and instrumental motivators (Deci and Ryan, 2000, 2008). The practice of transactional leadership behaviors by senior pastors is likely to reinforce extrinsic motivation among volunteers within church congregations. It is noteworthy that survey subjects senior pastors low in transactional leadership (M = 1.69) and high in transformational leadership (M = 3.24), and themselves low in extrinsic motivation (M = 1.27) and high in intrinsic motivation (M = 3.80). These results indicate that volunteers perceived senior pastors as more typically exercising transformational rather than transactional leadership behaviors and themselves as more typically experiencing intrinsic rather than extrinsic motivation. Transactional Leadership Behaviors, Trust, and Value Congruence Predicting Volunteer Extrinsic Motivation The results of regression analysis indicate that the transactional leadership behaviors of senior pastors did not significantly predict volunteer trust in or value congruence with senior pastors. Correlation analysis also indicated no significant positive correlation between transactional leadership and trust or value congruence. Because transactional leadership did not have a statistically significant effect on trust or value congruence, these two variables did not have a mediating effect on the relationship between transactional leadership and extrinsic motivation. These results are not consistent with the findings of Jung and Avolio (2000) that transactional leadership predicts trust and value congruence and that these variables
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