Implementing Change in Public Organisations: The Effects of Motivation to Transfer as a Mediating Factor in the Relationship between Supervisory Leadership and Knowledge Transfer

Abstract

Supervisory leadership is essential in the management performance and human resource development chain. Besides supervisory leadership, motivation to transfer is emphasised as another crucial factor affecting knowledge transfer. This study aims to investigate a significant relationship between the independent variable (supervisory leadership), mediating variable (motivation to transfer) and dependent variable (knowledge transfer). A cross-sectional research design is used to gather 540 surveys from workforces in Malaysian public departments. The structural equation modelling using SmartPLS findings confirmed that the relationship between supervisory leadership and knowledge transfer is mediated by a motivation to transfer. Future research should include both public and private enterprises to increase the effectiveness of the study’s conceptual framework in the organisational context. 

Received: 7 May 2023 / Accepted: 1 September 2023 / Published: 5 November 2023