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Influence of transformational leadership on employees outcomes: Mediating role of empowerment

Year: 2011

Type: article

Abstract: The purpose of the study is to find the relationship of transformational leadership with organizational commitment and innovativeness, and to know if empowerment mediates the relationship between the transformational leadership, the organizational commitment, and the innovativeness. It was hypothesized that transformational leadership is positively related with organizational commitment, innovativeness, and empowerment. Empowerment tends to mediate the relationship between transformational leadership, organizational commitment and innovativeness. The data was collected through questionnaire from different organizations of telecom sector. The analysis of the study supported all research hypotheses that there is a significantly positive relationship between transformational leadership, organizational commitment, innovativeness and empowerment. The results of the study also support the mediating impact of empowerment between transformational leadership and organizational commitment and innovativeness. Key words: Transformational leadership, empowerment, innovativeness, organizational commitment.

Source: AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

DOI: 10.5897/ajbm11.1022

Authors: Ali Shah Tazeem, Nisar Muhammad, Kashif ur Rehman, Ijaz ur Rehman

Institutions: International Islamic University, Islamabad, Iqra University, Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology

Language: English

Topic: Employee Performance and Leadership

Subfield: Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Decent work and economic growth, Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W2128384366