Green Transformational Leadership and Its Impact on Employee Work Engagement: An Exploratory Study of the opinions of a Sample of Employees at the Nineveh Education Directorate

  • Fatima Jafar Habeeb Technical College of Management/Mosul, Northern Technical University, Iraq
  • Naba Mouyad Abdulhussein Technical College of Management/Mosul, Northern Technical University, Iraq
  • Safaa Salih Fathi Al-Ali Technical College of Management/Mosul, Northern Technical University, Iraq

Abstract

Amongst increasing attention in administrative and leadership practices that support environmental advantages and adoptive employee engagement and integration within the office, this study objectives to classify the influence of green transformational leadership on the job engagement of employees at the Nineveh Education Directorate. The study statements the need to cognize the amount to which green transformational leadership contributes to improving employee job engagement. To realize this neutral, a descriptive-analytical approach was approved due to its suitability for the study's nature and objectives; the study population contained of employees from the Nineveh Education Directorate, with a sample of 80 employees selected for the study. A questionnaire helped as the prime instrument for data collection, and the data were analyzed using SPSS (Ver. 26) and (PLS- SEM), using statistical techniques suitable for the data features and hypothesis testing. The study tests green transformational leadership as the independent variable and job engagement as the dependent variable, aiming to discover the nature of the relationship and effect between them. The results reveal the extent to which green transformational leadership dimensions are practiced and their impact on the job engagement of the sample members. Moreover, the study suggestions conclusions and recommendations to assist the Nineveh Education Directorate's management in strengthening green-oriented leadership practices, thereby supportive employee participation and increasing their level of engagement at work.


Keywords: Green Transformational Leadership, Job Engagement, Nineveh Education Directorate.

Published
2026-09-26
How to Cite
HABEEB, Fatima Jafar; ABDULHUSSEIN, Naba Mouyad; FATHI AL-ALI, Safaa Salih. Green Transformational Leadership and Its Impact on Employee Work Engagement: An Exploratory Study of the opinions of a Sample of Employees at the Nineveh Education Directorate. NIU Journal of Social Sciences, [S.l.], v. 12, n. 3, p. 275-287, sep. 2026. ISSN 3007-1690. Available at: <https://www.kampalajournals.ac.ug/ojs/index.php/niujoss/article/view/2748>. Date accessed: 01 nov. 2026. doi: https://doi.org/10.58709/niujss.v12i3.2748.