THE MEDIATION OF TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP BETWEEN TRANSACTIONAL LEADERSHIP AND GROUP MANAGEMENT SKILLS OF ACADEMICIANS IN HEIs OF KPK, PAKISTAN

Group management skills including communication skills (CS), motivation skills (MS), change-management skills (CMS) and negotiation skills (NS) are supported by and support leadership styles of every member in the group of knowledge workers like academicians in a higher education institution like University This obviously happens in every individual member of faculty that his/her transactional (TRS) and transformational (TRF) leadership styles cognitively and behaviorally affect his/her and others' CS, MS, CMS, and NS in the work environment As per existing literature on the topic, TRF is expected to be heavily linked with these skills as compared to TRS The current cross-sectional study measures the nature and weight of these connections among the knowledge workers like Faculty members who have to perform as leaders (every teacher is a leader for students, junior teachers, and administrative staff) as well as experts in the above mentioned organizational skills in daily affairs of the workplace. (C) 2019 INT TRANS J ENG MANAG SCI TECH.