The Effect of Transformational Leadership

Abstract

Islam has a perfect way in forming and producing an excellent leader for all type of organization. Based on the Islamic teaching, a good leader should have clear missions and specific goals to be achieve in managing an organization. For instance, a good Islamic leader will always try to improve the organization that he leads. The improvement that he does must be a process of changing towards a better working environment for his employees. The transformation process in the organization will be view through the ability of a leader to implement the changes that brings very significant impact in increasing employee commitment and satisfaction. Therefore, the study aims to find out which leadership style, that adopt and applies the Islamic teaching, has a positive relationship with the employee’s job satisfaction in organization management. The study interviewed 10 employees that used to work at Mydin Mohammed
Holdings BHD. This study possess two crucial findings, specifically idealized influence and intellectual stimulation, which have a significant and positive connection to employee commitment which is beneficial to the organization. The outcome of the study confirmed that the suitable leadership style that become a critical determinant of an organizational commitment is the transformational leadership style. Furthermore, discussion, implications, and conclusion are also briefly discussed in the study