Title:
ACCELERATING ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE THROUGH TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP

Authors:
Bomanaziba Idiko and Obah Daddy Obah

Abstract:
This study investigated the impact of transformational leadership on organizational performance: A survey of all commercial banks in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria. The study employed a simple random sampling technique to collect data with 300 questionnaires administered to staff and 150 were returned. The study adopts the spearman rank-order correlation coefficient statistical technique with the aid of SPSS IBM version 20 to examine the relationship between the explanatory variable and predatory variable using a 5% level of significance to test the hypotheses. The study reveals that there is a positive relationship between idealized influence, inspirational motivation, intellectual stimulation, and individualized consideration of transformational leadership and organizational performance. Therefore, the study summarized that there is a positive link between transformational leadership and organizational performance. The research recommends that managers should develop specific, the challenging and attractive vision that pays attention to self-efficacy; promotes employees’ capabilities and capacities via training and coaching that will enhance the well-being of employees and increase productivity and commitment thereon.

Keywords:
transformational leadership, organizational performance, leadership, follower