Transformational Leadership and Affective Commitment at Family Businesses

Abstract

Leadership and being family member in the organization should have significant positive impact on performance and commitment. In this respect, current study initially aims to study the effect of transformational leadership on affective commitment, and secondly investigates the effect of family membership on their affective commitment in Kurdistan Region of Iraq. To do this, we have collected 345 questionnaires. Results have been evaluated through SPSS software. It has been observed that transformational leadership has positive significant impact on affective commitment, while family membership in the company has negative impact on their affective commitment. Lastly, some recommendations have been demonstrated to the family businesses.