The Impact of Transformational Leadership on Employees' Organizational Commitment in Egyptian Airlines

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Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, University of Sadat City

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Organizational commitment is considered one of the most important   phenomena in business organizations. As a result, there was a need to study human behavior in organizations with a view to stimulate and increase its commitment. Leadership is one of the most important phenomena of social interaction. The style of Transformational Leadership is considered one of the latest styles of leadership known in Egypt. Managers and organizations in tourism and hospitality industry face real challenges in recruiting, developing and maintaining a committed, competent, well managed teamwork, So that the goal of this study was to study the relationship between transformational leadership and organizational commitment in civil aviation industry.
The importance of research is to recognize the importance of the role played by the transformational leader on organizational commitment to the employees. The results indicated that there is a significant correlation between the transformational leadership style and the employees’ organizational commitment. Aviation industry is considered as a part of tourism and hospitality industry which plays a vital role in the economic development of many countries, and Egypt is no exception. Tourism and hospitality industry as a whole in Egypt has become a major player in stimulating economic growth and providing more jobs. It helps also in promoting economic development through its interrelationships with other economic sectors.

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