Leadership and Transformational Leadership Style

Fatima, M., Riaz, A., Mahmood, H. Z., & Usman, M. (2020). Linking employees' change-related self-efficacy, change readiness, and commitment to change. Pakistan Journal of Commerce and Social Sciences (PJCSS), 14(1), 334-367. https://hdl.handle.net/10419/216874

In this article, Fatima et al. (2020) use a cross-sectional research design to investigate how CSE could influence CRd and CtC, as informed by the theory of planned behavior. The authors discover that readiness and commitment to organizational change are fostered by strong self-efficacy. In this exploration, the change-specific scales provide rich insights into employee behavior in the wake of change. This article is reliable because it is supported by its good theoretical framework and empirical analysis. Furthermore, it was published in a reputable commerce and social science journal. The authors are associated with COMSATS University. However, the article is limited because it focuses on Pakistan culture only with a cross-sectional design, which lessens generalisability. The article is relevant to my research on transformational leadership as it underlines the role of self-efficacy in managing change - a significant factor for effective leadership.

Gupta, D. (2024). Strategic human resource management: analyzing Google's HR policies and performance management as a benchmark for industry impact and adaptations. https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2024060521042

The thesis by Deepak Gupta compares the innovative HRM practices of Google, which are focused on employee empowerment, flexibility, and diversity, to the traditional cost-effective HRM approach of Devikrupa Corporation. This thesis advocates that smaller companies like Devikrupa adopt some of Google's people management strategies about inclusiveness, career development, and performance management systems to achieve better organizational performance more realistically and responsively to the challenges thrown up by the industry. The thesis, which Gupta presented to Tampere University of Applied Sciences, is an applicable and valid academic source. The balanced methodology used makes this thesis relevant in comparative studies of HR. The direct relevance of Gupta's thesis to the project's topic is that it illustrates how strategic HRM practices, such as those in application at Google, correspond to the principles underlying transformational leadership, focusing on empowerment, innovation, and inclusiveness; these help in understanding how the concept of transformational leadership occurs within business contexts.

Imam, H., & Zaheer, M. K. (2021). Shared leadership and project success: The roles of knowledge sharing, cohesion and trust in the team. International journal of project management, 39(5), 463–473. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijproman.2021.02.006

The article by Imam and Zaheer was based on how shared leadership within a team leads to the success of IT projects because of increased knowledge sharing and team cohesion. It explores the role of trust in these relationships as a moderator and finds that shared leadership significantly improves project outcomes. This study underlines shared leadership, which creates an environment of collaboration wherein team members contribute their expertise, which is essential to complex IT projects. Since it was published in the International Journal of Project Management, it is a credible study on sound quantitative analysis. The authors have focused on Pakistan in this paper, but the reader can learn a lot from them regarding shared leadership, which affects the outcome of a project. This article relates to my research on transformational leadership. It has been established that shared leadership can improve a team's performance and teach them transformational leadership.

Kartono, E. L., Bernarto, I., Sudibjo, N., & Pramono, R. (2021). Transformational leadership and organizational innovation: the role of goal-oriented synergistic interaction. The journal of Asian finance, economics, and business, 8(6), 909-920. https://doi:10.13106/jafeb2021.vol8.no6.0909

The article by Kartono et al. (2021) examined whether transformational leadership affects organizational innovation through goal-oriented synergistic interaction. This study finds that leaders in transformational leadership will improve collaborative efforts and goal alignment, thus improving organizational innovation. This research gains its survey from insurance leaders in Indonesia, analyzed by SmartPLS, which evidences that transformational leadership significantly influences synergistic interaction and innovation. It is a credible article authored by scholars associated with learning institutions and published in the renowned Journal of Asian Finance, Economics, and Business. While it focuses on Indonesian insurance leaders, which may limit generalization, it provides insight into how transformational leadership could help incubate an environment where innovation can flourish based on the effective collaboration of teams. It also ascertains findings about the influence of leadership on organizational performance.

Vinh, N. Q., Hien, L. M., & Do, Q. H. (2022). The relationship between transformational leadership, job satisfaction, and employee motivation in the tourism industry. Administrative Sciences, 12(4), 161. https://doi.org/10.3390/admsci12040161

Vinh et al. (2022) examined the effects of transformational leadership style on employee job satisfaction and motivation in Vietnam's tourism business during the COVID-19 pandemic. It finds that while supportive leadership directly influences motivation, other factors, such as inspirational communication and intellectual stimulation, are more likely to influence job satisfaction. The study demonstrates how transformational leadership helps workers who operate in challenging environments to be more resilient, engaged, and satisfied with their jobs. The research brings valuable insights, especially in the tourism sector replete with crises, while adopting appropriate methodologies such as the PLS-SEM technique. Since the study was published in a reputable source, it supports the relevance of applying transformational leadership in motivating employees. In addition, though focused attention tends to be given to North Vietnam alone, which would reduce generalization, it provides vital perspectives that can be useful in applying leadership strategies across various sectors. Therefore, the article will apply to the present project on transformational leadership.