Role of transformational leadership in enhancing followers’ psychological empowerment

According to recent literature on organizational leadership, the ability of leaders to
implement a transformational process appropriately may lead to enhanced followers’ psychological
empowerment in organizations. Although this relationship is significant, the role of transformational
leadership as an important predicting variable has not been given sufficient emphasis in the
organizational leadership model. Therefore, this study was conducted to investigate the relationship
between transformational leadership and followers’ psychological empowerment using 86 usable
questionnaires gathered from employees at a multinational company in Sarawak, Malaysia. The
results of the SmartPLS path model analysis confirm that idealized influence, individualized
consideration, and intellectual stimulation act as important predictors of followers’ psychological
empowerment. Additionally, discussion, implications and conclusion are presented in detail.