THE INFLUENCE OF THE LEADERSHIP STYLE OF SCHOOL PRINCIPALS ON THE TEACHERS’ HAPPINESS AND MOTIVATION IN ISRAELI ARAB SCHOOLS

This paper examines the influence of the leadership styles (transformational, transactional, laissez-faire) used by school principals on the happiness, motivation and job satisfaction of teachers in Arab schools in Israel. The article presents the findings of a quantitative analysis, where the impac...

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Main Authors: Loureen HADDAD, Nicolae BIBU
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Language:English
Published: University of Oradea Publishing House 2025-07-01
Series:Oradea Journal of Business and Economics
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description This paper examines the influence of the leadership styles (transformational, transactional, laissez-faire) used by school principals on the happiness, motivation and job satisfaction of teachers in Arab schools in Israel. The article presents the findings of a quantitative analysis, where the impact of the leadership styles was examined. The data was obtained using a questionnaire that was distributed to teachers. The findings show that transformational and transactional leadership style have a low influence on the happiness of teachers, and a strong influence on the motivation of teachers in Arab schools. Their use by school principals enhances the development of collaborative relations between teachers at school, and thus increases their job satisfaction, too. The authors recommend to school principals to learn and practice a mix of leadership styles, such as transformational, transactional, collaborative and empowering is formulated.
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spelling doaj-art-5c17b4ab95e44c8e9d94bd0179f459492025-08-20T03:34:10ZengUniversity of Oradea Publishing HouseOradea Journal of Business and Economics2501-35992025-07-0134153154010.47535/1991AUOES34(1)044THE INFLUENCE OF THE LEADERSHIP STYLE OF SCHOOL PRINCIPALS ON THE TEACHERS’ HAPPINESS AND MOTIVATION IN ISRAELI ARAB SCHOOLSLoureen HADDAD0Nicolae BIBU1Doctoral School of Economics and Business Administration, West University of Timisoara, RomaniaDoctoral School of Economics and Business Administration, West University of Timisoara, RomaniaThis paper examines the influence of the leadership styles (transformational, transactional, laissez-faire) used by school principals on the happiness, motivation and job satisfaction of teachers in Arab schools in Israel. The article presents the findings of a quantitative analysis, where the impact of the leadership styles was examined. The data was obtained using a questionnaire that was distributed to teachers. The findings show that transformational and transactional leadership style have a low influence on the happiness of teachers, and a strong influence on the motivation of teachers in Arab schools. Their use by school principals enhances the development of collaborative relations between teachers at school, and thus increases their job satisfaction, too. The authors recommend to school principals to learn and practice a mix of leadership styles, such as transformational, transactional, collaborative and empowering is formulated.https://anale.steconomiceuoradea.ro/en/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Loureen-HADDAD-Nicolae-BIBU.pdfleadership styletransformationalteachers’ happinessarab israeli schools
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THE INFLUENCE OF THE LEADERSHIP STYLE OF SCHOOL PRINCIPALS ON THE TEACHERS’ HAPPINESS AND MOTIVATION IN ISRAELI ARAB SCHOOLS
Oradea Journal of Business and Economics
leadership style
transformational
teachers’ happiness
arab israeli schools
title THE INFLUENCE OF THE LEADERSHIP STYLE OF SCHOOL PRINCIPALS ON THE TEACHERS’ HAPPINESS AND MOTIVATION IN ISRAELI ARAB SCHOOLS
title_full THE INFLUENCE OF THE LEADERSHIP STYLE OF SCHOOL PRINCIPALS ON THE TEACHERS’ HAPPINESS AND MOTIVATION IN ISRAELI ARAB SCHOOLS
title_fullStr THE INFLUENCE OF THE LEADERSHIP STYLE OF SCHOOL PRINCIPALS ON THE TEACHERS’ HAPPINESS AND MOTIVATION IN ISRAELI ARAB SCHOOLS
title_full_unstemmed THE INFLUENCE OF THE LEADERSHIP STYLE OF SCHOOL PRINCIPALS ON THE TEACHERS’ HAPPINESS AND MOTIVATION IN ISRAELI ARAB SCHOOLS
title_short THE INFLUENCE OF THE LEADERSHIP STYLE OF SCHOOL PRINCIPALS ON THE TEACHERS’ HAPPINESS AND MOTIVATION IN ISRAELI ARAB SCHOOLS
title_sort influence of the leadership style of school principals on the teachers happiness and motivation in israeli arab schools
topic leadership style
transformational
teachers’ happiness
arab israeli schools
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