Journal of Research in Human Resources Management

Journal of Research in Human Resources Management

The Effects of Organizational Culture Intermediation on the Relationship between Transformational Leadership and Organizational Commitment

Abstract
The hard competitive condition and the dominance of knowledge forces on the field of business have created great challenges for today's leaders. In such a situation, making use of transformational leadership method for improving the utilization of human capacities and promoting the degree of organizational commitment have been considered seriously by advanced organizations. Moreover, organizational culture is another effective lever by the use of which organizational leaders can make changes in the capabilities of the employees. Therefore, this research is intended to evaluate the intermediary role of organizational culture in the relationship between transformational leadership and organizational commitment in Tehran Power Company to get to an effective mechanism for promoting organizational commitment. Having analyzed the data, the researchers found out that transformational leadership can affect organizational commitment by increasing competitive and hierarchical culture.
 
Keywords

Volume 2, Issue 1 - Serial Number 1
Winter 2009
Pages 87-105

  • Receive Date 13 September 2010
  • Revise Date 10 December 2010
  • Accept Date 02 January 2011