IJSR - International Journal of Scientific Research

George C Mathew; Hareesh N Ramanathan; Saino Paul

Volume : VI, Issue : IX, September - 2017

Transformational Leadership and Power: An Empirical Study Conducted in a Public Sector Undertaking

George C Mathew, Hareesh N Ramanathan, Saino Paul

Abstract :

Public Sector Undertakings crunched with scarce resource and also highly labour intensive in its nature is confronted to optimize service quality. The organizational structure is highly hierarchical which has got a culture of encouraging assertive and strong leaders. Hierarchy, status, leadership and power are the critical factors with respect to any Public Sector Undertakings. Organizations in the 21^st century are in the process of identifying different ways and means to attain leadership in the domain they work. Intra organizational features like employees participation in management, organizational configuration, flow of organizational communication, and equivalence in all respects are critical organizational determinants for better performance of an organization. Ample literature is available to substantiate the fact that leadership also plays a crucial role in the endeavour of the organization to excel. The act of influencing one’s followers is termed as leadership. By influencing the attitude and behaviour of employees as well as motivating them to contribute more, leaders can play a pivotal role in the achievement of organizational goals. There are different styles of leadership and transformational leadership style is one among them. Transformational leadership ings to bear impact on workers’ disposition and conduct through employee’s empowerment.