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This study aims to examine the impact of transformational leadership style on crisis management and to examine the moderating effect of manager’s crisis experience on the relationship between transformational leadership style and crisis management in Yemen organizations. Data was collected from 239 large private organizations in Yemen, through the self-administered questionnaire procedure. Partial Least Squares-Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) was employed in the data analysis. The result indicates that transformational leadership style has a significant positive influence on crisis management. The result also reveals that the manager’s crisis experience moderate the relationship between the transformational leadership style and crisis management. In practical terms, the results of the current study offer several implications for managers regarding the importance role of the factors enhancing crisis management in Yemen organizations. Moreover, leader with a prior crisis experience is more capable to handle the crisis situation. The limitation of the current study and the recommendation for the future study are highlighted.
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To Cite this Article: Alkhawlani, M. A. S., Bohari, A. M. bin, & Shamsuddin, J. binti. (2019). The Impact of Transformational Leadership Style on Crisis Management in Yemen Organizations. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 9(9), 127–139.
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