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The Effects of Managers Transformational Leadership Style on Employees Organizational Commitment

Derya Kara

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This study investigates the effect of managers’ transformational leadership styles on the employees’ organizational commitment in the hotel industry. The study was conducted on 443 employees in five-star hotels in Turkey. First, the correlation analysis conducted between organizational commitment and transformational leadership styles. The results showed that there is a positive, moderate level of correlation between employee organizational commitment and transformational leadership styles (idealized attributes, idealized behaviors, inspirational motivation, intellectual stimulation, individual consideration). Second, multiple linear regression was applied in order to analyze the relation between organizational commitment and managers transformational leadership style. With this analysis, employees’ organizational commitment and managers transformational leadership styles were found to be significant

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In-Text Citation: (Kara, 2012)
To Cite this Article: Kara, D. (2012). The Effects of Managers Transformational Leadership Style on Employees Organizational Commitment. International Journal of Academic Research in Accounting Finance and Management Sciences, 2(1), 18–28.