Impact of Transformational Leadership Style on Organizational Commitment: A Quantitative Study at Higher Education Level in Karachi, Pakistan

Abstract

Although the education sector has been a fast-growing sector in Pakistan, it has been facing various challenges including the lack of effective leadership styles and teachers' organizational commitment. The purpose of this quantitative study is to investigate the impact of Principals' transformational leadership style on teachers' organizational commitment at higher education level in Karachi, Pakistan. Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ Form 5X) developed by Bass and Avolio and Organizational Commitment Survey (OCS) developed by Meyer and Allen were used as research instruments to collect the data for the study. The survey method and stratified random sampling technique were used to collect the data from n=310 college teachers from public sector colleges and the data were analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling technique using Smart PLS. The Results of the study revealed that Principals' transformational leadership style has a positive and significant impact on teachers' organizational commitment. It is recommended for the Principals of colleges that they demonstrate transformational leadership behaviors to enhance the organizational commitment among teachers for the betterment of the organization.

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