Transformational Leadership Style and Organizational Growth and Progress in This ICT Era: A Survey of Adamawa State Polytechnic, Yola, Nigeria

Abstract

This study is designed to assess the impact of transformational leadership style for acceleration of organizational growth and progress using Adamawa State Polytechnic, Yola as a unit of focus. Four research questions were raised to guide the conduct of the study while the descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. Due to the large number of staff in Adamawa State Polytechnic, Yola, The stratified random sampling method was used to select the sample population of 100 respondents comprising of all the 20 members of the expanded management, 40 academic staff and 40 non-academic staff. The questionnaire method of data collection was used as instrument for the collection of data for the study. The data collected was analysed using the mean score method of data analysis. The finding of the study revealed that transformational leadership has proven to be crucial for acceleration of organizational growth and progress especially in this ICT era. This indicated that transformational leadership style is of paramount important especially when leaders want to influence their subordinates’ behaviour to achieve organizational goals, job satisfaction, and employee engagement and employee performance. The above notwithstanding, the study also revealed that there are some challenges that are encountered along the line. Based on the above, the study recommends that: there is the need to develop reward and incentive programmes and systems to enhance the motivation of subordinates to perform all necessary activities to work outside the limits of the individual's duties. There also is the need to strengthen the capacity of leaders to command and sustain loyalty of those they lead.

Keywords: Transformational Leadership Style, Adamawa State Polytechnic, Acceleration, Organizational Growth & Progress, ICT