Authors : Saeed Sayadi, Mehran Nazari and Seye Edris Mashali
Abstract: The objective of the present study is to survey the relationship between transformational leadership and organizational performance intermediated by innovation and organizational learning. The study population is consisted of 200 individuals working in Khouzestan Cement Company. The sampling method used in the present study has been simple randomized method and the total study sample volume by taking advantage of Cochran’s formula has been selected to be 131 individuals. The data required for the present study has been collected using a questionnaire the credibility of which was previously tested. To determine the validity and credibility of the questionnaires there has been made use of content validity and Cronbach’s alpha coefficient. And the reliability coefficient was obtained 0.89 for the transformational leadership questionnaire, it was found to be 0.79 for the organizational performance questionnaire and it was obtained 0.80 for the innovation questionnaire and it was calculated as equal to 0.81 for the organizational learning questionnaire. Structural relationships model has been used in the current study to analyze the data. To analyze the data and to perform the hypotheses test LISREL statistical software was taken into use. The results indicated that there is a significant relationship between transformational leadership variables, organizational performance, innovation and organizational learning and the intermediary role played by innovation variables and organizational learning in the relationship between transformational leadership and organizational performance has also been confirmed.
Saeed Sayadi, Mehran Nazari and Seye Edris Mashali, 2016. The Elaboration of the Transformational Leadership Effect on Organizational Performance Through Innovation and Organizational Learning (Case Study: Khouzestan Cement Company). International Business Management, 10: 2860-2873.